A video of an Icelandic water cryptid has appeared online and caused some controversy. Those of us who love stories about the Loch Ness Monster and Big Foot want these videos to be real. We want the creature to be seen in all its glory, or at least glimpsed while dashing out of sight. All we want is that little nudge to keep the hope and interest going. Every little bit of proof is vital to finding living cryptids.
This video may qualify if it turns out to be real. The Lagarfljotsormurinn, as it is called, appears in the video as a large, snakey creature, wending its way through an Icelandic river. The image is not crystal clear and is shot from different angles, so a complete picture of whatever it is will be difficult to grasp. There are dozens, if not hundreds of eel and snake species living in freshwater throughout the world, not to mention the types of elongated fish and other animals that live in or travel through the water. If the animal in the video is real, it will probably turn out to be one of these.
If the animal has been faked, it's still a pretty creepy sight. Either way, I won't be disappointed because it's the discussion that keeps interest alive. People have been seeing the Lagarfljotsormurinn for hundreds of years, which means there is probably something to this story, even if the video is a hoax. What starts out as a "big fish" story may turn into a monstrous legend if it goes on long enough.
An article about the video's veracity and a link to the video itself can be found here.
