# Sea serpent (or pretty good facsimile thereof) found

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**Created:** [October 15, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-serpent-or-pretty-good-facsimile-thereof-found/671337 "2013-10-15T19:45:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-serpent-or-pretty-good-facsimile-thereof-found/671337/21 "2014-04-09T15:48:27Z")

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Makes me hungry for Sushi.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-serpent-or-pretty-good-facsimile-thereof-found/671337/22 "2014-04-09T18:36:53Z")

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> [@Locrian](#):
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> Sorry to resurrect, but [here’s some good video of two oarfish swimming and well alive](http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/rare-video-of-oarfish-captured-on-baja-beach/) in La Paz. Cool underwater footage! I find all this so fascinating! There’s a couple ancient myths about killer sea serpents that may not really be myths, just embellished. 😃
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> However, at the same time, this sea creature tells me is both beautiful and freakin’ terrifying! This is why we know the ocean is not a safe place, same with space. Jellyfish and now these ancient fish dudes? Hey, great to see ya, but how about practicing living 1,500 feet below, like, all the time?

I love the comment at the bottom of the article:

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> If 1 of these showed up next to me in the water, I would be the second man to walk on water…

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