The animals also have a pointed snout or rostrum, which resembles an ecclesiastical hat, which is why they were sometimes also called sea bishops. 'Sea serpent myths go back into antiquity to a point ...

Imagine a snake — coiled, elusive, and steeped in meaning — emerging from the depth of the world's cultural history to leave its mark on human imagination. Perhaps it's the rearing cobra, poised on ...

Hundreds of years ago, our understanding of the sea was even more limited. Sailors came across many strange creatures, which ...

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Kayakers and snorkelers having fun in the water last week discovered what appeared to be a dead sea serpent floating off La ...

The staff at Nantucket’s Inquirer and Mirror didn’t know what to make of it when fisherman Bill Manville appeared in their office and claimed that he had seen a sea serpent lurking in the ...

Specifically, earthquakes, which are known to rattle the region frequently. The researchers saw the dead sea serpent while ...