SEA MONSTERS (LEGENDARY AND MYTHICAL)

Sea monster myths and legends have been with us since humans first encountered the oceans. Tales of sea serpents, sea dragons, multi-armed creatures and other bizarre sea creatures have occurred in almost every culture that's had contact with the ocean. Even in our modern world, there are those who believe these creatures are real.

From the bizarre Gloucester Sea Serpent to the nightmarish Jörmungandr, the elusive "Chessie" to the legendary Loch Ness Monster, meet some of the most famous and fascinating sea monsters ever imagined.

CHESSIE (CHESAPEAKE BAY SERPENT)
"Chessie," the alleged Chesapeake Bay Sea Serpent, is compared by witnesses to an anaconda or python.

CHIEN TANG RIVER MONSTER
The Chien Tang River Monster, also known as "Kiau," was said to prey on sailors until its demise at the hands of a local hero.

GLOUCESTER SEA SERPENT
This sea serpent was so convincing it was given the scientific name Scoliophis atlanticus by the Linnaean Society of New England.

THE "GREAT SEA SERPENT"
The "Great Sea Serpent" was allegedly spotted off the coast of of Greenland in 1734 by missionary Hans Egede.

HMS DAEDALUS SEA SERPENT
The HMS Daedalus, part of the Royal Navy's fleet, claims to have spotted this sea serpent in August 1848.
JORMUNGANDR
Jormungandr, from Norse mythology, was said to be so big he was able to encircle the earth with his body.

THE KRAKEN
The Kraken was said to be more than a mile long with giant tentacles that could envelope and capsize ships.

LOCH NESS MONSTER
The Loch Ness Monster has become the most famous of all serpentine beasts since it was first reported in 1933.

MOORE'S BEACH MONSTER
This creature has been described as stinky, with elephant-like legs, a whalelike tale and a head like a duck.

OLAUS MAGNUS' SEA SERPENT
Historian Olaus Magnus described this vicious, man-eating sea serpent in his 1555 work "History of the Northern Peoples."

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