According to legend, a woman from the Haveriad family gave birth to a baby boy, Santjure, and an egg. They placed the egg in a moon peach leaf, and a week later, a hundred-pace snake hatched. Santjure and the snake became close companions, often playing together. As the snake grew larger, the family, fearing it might become dangerous, released it into the mountains.
When Santjure grew up, he was mischievous. Once, he visited a tribe near Shimen and disrespected the Tatajivan family's funeral by digging up the body and placing feathers on its head — a grave offense. Enraged, the Tatajivan family prepared to retaliate.
Afraid, Santjure sought help from the hundred-pace snakes. On the day of the confrontation, the snakes arrived in groups, their rustling among the fallen leaves echoing through the valley. Whenever the Tatajivan family spoke harshly, the snakes would rear up threateningly. In the end, the Tatajivan family backed down, but the two families remained lifelong enemies.
Since then, the hundred-pace snake has been revered as an ancestral spirit (Vuvu) and must not be harmed. Elders say that if someone is bitten by a hundred-pace snake, capturing it, covering it with a moon peach basket, and praying sincerely will heal both the wound and the person.