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After seeing a video on Tiktok, my friend asked me about the giant serpent of Kedah mythology. Though a few older folks have some vague recollection of a legendary big snake in Kedah, the tale itself is forgotten in modern #MalayFolklore
As far as I know, the story has only been recorded by Sherard Osborn who heard it from a Batak boatswain in the 19th century. The significance of this legend will become apparent as we go on 
The story goes that the first Arab hajis to arrive in Kedah came during the time of the Prophet Muhammad and converted the local king. But as they found out, pagan Kedah had a macabre custom
