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Water Serpents
In the Old Testament of the
Bible, Leviathan is a large sea monster who represents the forces of
evil. In Arabian folklore, Behemoth is an enormous fish swimming in a
bottomless sea carrying all of creation on its back.
In present times, the Loch
Ness Monster remains one of the world's most famous mysteries.
“Nessie” is thought to be a giant creature with a huge rounded
body, maybe 100 feet long, and a long neck. Some think it is a prehistoric
seagoing dinosaur, pleiosaur. It lives in the inky black waters of the immense,
700-foot-deep Loch (Lake) Ness in Scotland. “Nessie” has been
sighted many times. An expedition in 1934 at the height of “monster
fever” claimed 21 sightings and took 5 pictures. No one has yet caught
this elusive creature or scientifically proved its existence. Tales of the
Loch Ness Monster may be the basis for stories of similar freshwater
serpents in other places
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Cousins of the Loch Ness Monster?
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| Champ
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Lake Champlain, U.S.
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| Chessie
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Chesapeake Bay, U.S.
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| Ogopogo
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Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
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