Other Aquatic reports from the 1880s
29 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other Aquatic · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 1881
Proprietors of the Champlain granite works claim to have discovered a petrified sea serpent approximately 50 feet long embedded in granite near Lake Champlain.
Other Aquatic · Lake Elizabeth, California · 1886
Don [name] shot at a monster in Elizabeth Lake and found his flattened bullets afterward.
Other Aquatic · Lake Elizabeth, California · 1886
A prospector was nearly eaten by a slimy, winged beast with a proboscis and jagged fangs at Elizabeth Lake.
Other Aquatic · Lake Elizabeth, California · 1886
[name] and his family were awakened by a monster that lifted their wagon, wrecked the wheels, bit an antelope, and splashed into the lake.
Other Aquatic · Montgomery County, Ohio · 1884
Witnesses described a 15-foot long reptilian creature with a serpentine head, red eyes, and an alligator-like body that ran with terrific speed.
Other Aquatic · Waynesville, Ohio · 1880s
Residents of Waynesville claimed to have spotted the track of a snake of unusual size that had crossed the dusty pike above town.
Other Aquatic · New Haven, Connecticut · 1889
Witness reports a twenty-foot long snake-like creature carrying a dog crossed a road and entered Fiddle Lake.
Other Aquatic · Lake Tahoe, California · 1880
Yank claims he introduced a fifty-foot snake to the lake sixteen years ago which now helps him prospect.
Other Aquatic · Bear Lake, Utah · 1889
The narrator describes the creature's massive size and its feeding on bushes at the shore before disappearing into the lake.
Other Aquatic · Lower Chain Lake, Maine · 1883
Mr. F.b. Hall of Calais believes that the Chain Lake serpent passes from the lakes to the sea and may be the same monster seen by Cape Elizabeth fishermen.
Other Aquatic · Wilmington, North Carolina · 1882
A strange fish described as very short and five feet four inches in circumference, unknown to naturalists, was captured at Wilmington, N.C.
Other Aquatic · Xã Quảng Ninh, Tỉnh Quảng Trị · 1883
Witness [name] reported finding a decomposing carcass of an immense, headless creature measuring around 60 feet in length with armored plates and clawed legs.
Other Aquatic · Gloucester, Massachusetts · 1880
Men rowing near Gloucester saw a huge snake-like creature pursuing a seal.
Other Aquatic · Vermilion Parish, Louisiana · 1883
Four hunters in Louisiana encountered a thirty-foot long reptilian monster with mottled back and alligator-like features in the waters of Lake Catherine.
Other Aquatic · Cape Elizabeth, Maine · 1883
The Portland Advertiser reports that a serpent appeared to fishermen at Cape Elizabeth.
Other Aquatic · Hudson River, New York · 1886
Men in a boat reported seeing a serpent with greenish eyes and a satanic expression in the Hudson River.
Other Aquatic · Sea Isle City, New Jersey · 1886
Witness reports seeing a large strange creature with six feet and two large fins in the water, along with two smaller counterparts, which were subsequently attacked.
Other Aquatic · Village of New York Mills, New York · 1883
Witness reports a strange, large flatfish with a massive mouth and stomach was caught on the dock in New York.
Other Aquatic · Pershing County, Nevada · 1883
Witness reports that a monster serpent in Pyramid Lake is causing mischief among fish and is described as having the body of an alligator and flippers of a seal.
Other Aquatic · Suva Harbour, Central · 1888
Witnesses report a creature answering the sea-serpent description swimming toward an island.
Other Aquatic · Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware · 1882
Bay fishermen reported a great monster that broke their nets and frightened away scatrout.
Other Aquatic · Cannes, France métropolitaine · 1889
A French paper reports a strange sea monster stranded on the island of St. Honorat with a parrot-like beak and two horns.
Other Aquatic · Gloucester, Massachusetts · 1880
Mr. G. H. Putnam, Mr. C W. Pool, and Gloucester people saw a dark brown monster with humps swimming with great speed.
Other Aquatic · Baja California, México · 1888
Witnesses report a large marine animal with an alligator-like head and long neck seen at the bottom.
Other Aquatic · Mineral Park, Arizona · 1888
The Eoundout aquatic snake was said to have a mottled back and long dorsal fin.
Other Aquatic · Helena, Montana · 1886
Witness reports that a councilman of Gloucester and a pedagogue of Boston declare they have seen a sea serpent.
Other Aquatic · New Jersey · 1881
Villagers in Green Back, New Jersey report a strange beast resembling a bear on land and a fish in water that was fired upon by hunters.
Other Aquatic · 1888
Captain Drevar and others saw the creature again, raising its head and neck above the water to an estimated height of sixty feet.
Other Aquatic · Sicilia, Italia · 1889
Captain Pearson and Lieutenant Hayne reported seeing a snake-like animal with triangular fins and huge lips off the coast of Sicily.