Other Aquatic reports from the 1900s
22 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 · Falkland Islands · 1903
Witness reports that a sea monster bit off his leg while he was in the water after falling from a ship near the Falkland Islands.
Other Aquatic · Lake Chelan, Washington · 1905
Three witnesses spotted a 75-foot serpentine creature at the head of Lake Chelan near Stehekin landing in 1905.
Other Aquatic · Washington, District of Columbia · 1909
Capt. Ross reports that his crew encountered a strange fish resembling neither a whale nor any known species, which displayed a fierce face with large eyes before sinking out of sight.
Other Aquatic · San Antonio, Texas · 1908
The narrator claims a blue polka dot sea serpent was chasing the ship before disappearing.
Other Aquatic · Shuswap Lake, British Columbia · 1904
A Secwepemc hunter reportedly skinned an unknown aquatic animal identified locally as a 'Water Grizzly' in 1904.
Other Aquatic · Great Salt Lake, Utah · 1904
Witnesses Martin Gilbert and John Barry report seeing a giant prehistoric-like creature with fish, alligator, and bat features on Stansbury Island.
Other Aquatic · Ocean City, New Jersey · 1907
Atlantic City reports a terrific encounter between the crew of a fishing boat and a sea monster that tried to bite off a rapidly revolving propellor.
Other Aquatic · Newfoundland, Canada · 1902
First Officer F. O. Petergof reported seeing a brown, snake-like object about a hundred feet long moving fast with no wake behind it.
Other Aquatic · Port Fairy, Victoria · 1903
Fishermen in Port Fairy bay caught a nine-foot-six-inch sea monster with a rhinoceros nose and elephant head, which was sent to the Melbourne museum.
Other Aquatic · Río Negro, Região Norte · 1907
Lt. Col. [name] H. Fawcett reported seeing a giant anaconda near the Rio Negro in 1907 and shooting it.
Other Aquatic · Coconino County, Arizona · 1903
Witness reports an Apache legend of a 200-foot serpent-fish monster inhabiting a mountain lake near Natural Bridge, Arizona, which was said to have caused a flood and devoured people before…
Other Aquatic · Îles Éparses de l'océan Indien, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises · 1900
Witness reports a huge crustacean captured in the Indian Ocean and displayed at the Calcutta Zoological Society aquarium.
Other Aquatic · New Iloilo, Soccsksargen · 1901
Witness reports that Quartermaster S. Mackie had his leg bitten off by a shark or mammoth sea monster while swimming at Iloilo.
Other Aquatic · Honolulu, Hawaii · 1909
A witness reports that a sea serpent with a shot-proof hide was fired upon by rifles but remained unhurt before racing out to sea.
Other Aquatic · Washington, District of Columbia · 1903
Witness reports that Apaches near Natural Bridge heard roaring and saw a great serpent emerge from Mountain Lake after an earthquake, causing a stampede before it disappeared.
Other Aquatic · Pará, Região Norte · 1905
An officer reports seeing a strange commotion in the water during the night after the initial sighting.
Other Aquatic · Vietnam · 1904
Lieutenant Lagresille and Lieutenant L'Eost described a creature with a body resembling that of a snake or tail and a long neck.
Other Aquatic · Honolulu, Hawaii · 1909
A fisherman encountered a monster turtle early on Saturday morning.
Other Aquatic · Omaha, Nebraska · 1905
Witness reports that Rudyard Kipling previously saw a fantastical monster with a face half bestial and half human over the bows of a ship.
Other Aquatic · New York · 1908
Witness reports seeing a large, scaled, leopard-marked beast-fish with white fangs and a fin tail in the Maggor River.
Other Aquatic · Bering Sea · 1905
Witness reports that Rudyard Kipling saw a large strange fish strike the steamer Armadale Castle in the ocean.
Other Aquatic · Washington, District of Columbia · 1908
The narrator reports that he and two companions saw a large reptilian creature in the Maggori River described as a cross between a sea serpent, leopard, and whale.