Stygian Slither Thing

Afflict 1(Whenever this creature becomes
blocked, defending player loses 1 life.)
{r}: If you control a Desert, Stygian Slither
Thing's Afflict 1 becomes Afflict 3 until the
end oft he turn.
"Are their heads are human human and bodies of
serpent's, or some strange form of Naga? As with
most things Stygian, people can only speculate."