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 ...

Kayakers and snorkelers having fun in the water last week discovered what appeared to be a dead sea serpent floating off La Jolla Cove near San Diego. In Japanese folklore, this particular deep ...

Over two centuries ago, a sea serpent showed up in Gloucester Harbor, swimming and playing and splashing in full view of the ...

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Specifically, earthquakes, which are known to rattle the region frequently. The researchers saw the dead sea serpent while they were snorkeling and kayaking at La Jolla Cove in San Diego ...

Over two centuries ago, hundreds of people reported seeing a sea serpent in the harbor of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Those reports became one of the most well-documented sea serpent sightings in ...

The Pumpkin House, which is a wee, step-inside structure covered with gourds, is also now on view as October begins. Whether ...

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 ...