Cryptid File 019A - Giant Eels
Evidence: Sightings, possible explanation for many lake monsters that skeptics usually note.
Tempermant: Believed to be aggressive
My thoughts and theories: As much as I don't want to, I really do believe that there are giant eels lurking within many bodies of water around the globe. For I believe it could explain SOME and not all lake monsters. But I am deathly afraid of eels for some reason. Maybe it's thier unblinking eyes, or just their overall facial structure coupled with experience with eels with bad attitudes. Even if they are not 30-40ft long eels, even those the size of Morays would certainly be worth noting if they exist in freshwater.
The giant eel shown above is based upon the account of Cressie, which is not as friendly as it's name sounds. The most frightening story of Cressie, took place in the mid 1980s. The story involved rescue divers diving into the lake to search for survivors of a downed helicopter. But what they found was much more frightening..... They found themselves surrounded by a school of large eels that were as they claimed "as thick as a man's thigh" which proceeded to attack them, noone was seriously injured but the men were pretty shaken up. The only thing odd about this story, is that the eels attacked in a school. But they could of been feeding upon the corpse of the pilot.......
Oh, those black things in the background are the creature's school. Can you imagine being attacked by a WHOLE FREAKIN SCHOOL of these things! It would be like Pirahna on steroids!
Closing Statement: I would also like to say that giant eels are a distinct possiblity. I mean, even the skeptics cite them as a possible source for the sightings of sea and lake monsters.
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