Lake Monsters

Lake Monster In different parts of the world unusually large aquatic creatures or "monsters" are said to live in lakes. Most lake monsters come in one of two basic shapes. The first basic shape is like an enormous eel or snake. The second is like an ancient plesiosaur reptile or an Archaeoceti whale with a long neck, a fatter body, and some sort of flippers or fins. These may be very large fish, marine animals stranded in inland waters, prehistoric survivors, very large crocodiles, colorful hoaxes to attract tourists, or something else.

The most famous lake monster is the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland. Other lake monsters include Altamaha-Ha in Georgia, Champ in Vermont, Cressie in Newfoundland, Nahuelito in Argentina, Ogopogo from British Columbia, Slimy Slim from Idaho, and Storsjoodjuret or Storsjödjuret from Sweden. The Mokele-Mbembe in Congo, Africa is unique in being described as a living sauropod dinosaur.

Lakes that host "monsters" are typically large, deep, and often murky. Host lakes frequently either connect to the sea or formerly connected to the sea. It is extremely rare for a lake creature to have any contact with a human. Attacks on humans by lake monsters are almost unknown, however crocodiles will attack humans. The field of zoology dealing with unknown creatures of unexpected form and size is cryptozoology.