About 23naga
The Nāga (Lao: ພະຍານາກ) is considered to live in the Laotian stretch on the Mekong or its estuaries. Lao mythology maintains the nagas are classified as the protectors of Vientiane, and by extension, the Lao condition. The association with nagas was most clearly articulated for the duration of and quickly after the reign of Anouvong.