Whereas in most of Thylea snakes are seen as a threat and a pest (almost a curse), a tradition inherited from the largely hoofed races (snakes and hoofed creatures have never been great friends), some isolated villages up in dry mountains or deserts have a small festival in their honour. They are seen as a symbol of fertility and the more snakes a villager can find for the parade the better and more fruitful they feel their year will be.