Horrifying Dead Sea Monster Washes Up On Texas Beach
Remember the horrifying dead sea monster that washed up in Indonesia a few months ago? There's another one — only this time, in Texas.
Audubon social media editor Preeti Desai tweeted a picture of the corpse of… something she found in Texas City, TX last week, asking, "What the heck is this?" Ask and ye shall receive:
Her request was passed to biologist and eel specialist Dr Kenneth Tighe, who believes it is a fangtooth snake-eel.
He said it may also be a garden or conger eel, because "all three of these species occur off Texas and have large fang-like teeth".
It is thought that Hurricane Harvey, which brought strong winds and flooding to Texas, could explain why the creature was washed up.
[BBC News]
There you have it: This horrifying fanged creature is an eel. Which means that, appearances aside, it's actually not too similar to the Indonesia monster, which was eventually identified as a baleen whale. Desai, for her part, is trying to keep the hype to a minimum:
Fair enough, but we'd just like to say that "frightening" is in the eye of the beholder.