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Eel-Like Lake Monster [9] 1950s–present Devil's Lake Wisconsin USA: North America: Devil's Lake Monster Fresh Water Octopus [10] Lake Tota Boyacá Colombia: South America: Diablo Ballena (Devil Whale), Monster of Lake Tota: A huge black fish, bigger than a whale, with the head of a bull. [11] 1652– Lake Elsinore California USA: North America
The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, entities classified as "lake monsters", such as the Scottish Loch Ness Monster, the American Chessie, and the Swedish Storsjöodjuret fall under B11.3.1.1. ("dragon lives in lake").
Pictographs of a mishibizhiw as well as two giant serpents [1] and a canoe, from Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.Attributed to the Ojibwe. [11]: 71 In mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes, underwater panthers are described as water monsters that live in opposition to the thunderbirds, [12] masters of the powers of the air.
Texas Parks and Wildlife is planning to use the mystery surrounding the Fort Worth-area monster and other Bigfoot sightings to get people interested in the outdoors.
In northeastern Ohio and Michigan folklore, Bessie is a name given to a lake monster in Lake Erie, [1] [2] also known as South Bay Bessie [3] or simply The Lake Erie Monster. The first recorded sighting of Bessie occurred in 1817, [ 2 ] and more sightings have occurred intermittently and in greater frequency in the last three decades. [ 2 ]
On the season finale of "River Monsters," Jeremy Wade traveled to Guyana to investigate the so-called "water mama." According to locals, the mysterious creature was abducting people.
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On "River Monsters," Jeremy Wade traveled to South America to investigate where a Bolivian man named Oscar was killed when face was ripped off while swimming across the South American River.