lake monster
Nessie's general category
A lake monster is a large, mysterious creature believed to inhabit a lake—typically described as serpentine or resembling a prehistoric reptile.
The most famous is the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland.
Lake monsters occupy the same territory as Bigfoot and UFOs: objects of speculation, occasional hoaxes, and earnest belief by some.
Locals claim sightings of the lake monster go back generations.
- bunyipAboriginal folklore water creature
- cryptidUnproven legendary animal
- champInformal word for winner
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- kelpieScottish drowning spirit
mythical creature · Nessie · hoax · cryptozoology · legend · plesiosaur · Selma · mockumentaries · creature · deep water · tourist trap · local legend · blurry · photograph · sonar · water dragon · lurking · freshwater ecosystem
- cryptidsBigfoot, sasquatch, yeti, Nessie, mothman
- Water MonstersNessie, sea serpent, Kraken, Leviathan, sea dragon
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- monstersdemon, vampire, werewolf, ogre, ghoul
- scary storiesghost story, horror story, scary story, spine-chiller, campfire story
- sea mythologykraken, merfolk, merpeople, sea serpents, sea monsters
verification status
lake monsternative fish
Aquatic animals originally from area
endemic species · bass · trout · pike