Other Aquatic reports in Ohio
10 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 · Montgomery County, Ohio · 1868
[name] reported seeing a huge snake sticking its head above the grass while mowing near Cramer Swamp, causing him to flee in fear.
Other Aquatic · Montgomery County, Ohio · 1879
[name] encountered a beast lying secreted behind a drift along a branch and made a hasty retreat.
Other Aquatic · Montgomery County, Ohio · 1876
Young [name] reported that a log-like creature raised its head four feet in the air and vanished into the forest while his dog barked at it.
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 · South Vienna, Ohio · 1988
Witness reports hearing a blood-curdling scream and the sound of large objects being thrown and running through the woods while night fishing.
Other Aquatic · Ottawa County, Ohio · 1974
Witness and a friend observed a waist-deep humanoid figure walking through a marsh at night in 1974.
Other Aquatic · Olentangy River Parklands, Ohio · 1982
An unknown animal in the Olentangy River was observed by law enforcement and bystanders, with some thinking it was a hippopotamus or otter.
Other Aquatic · Canton, Ohio · 1870
Witness reports that fishermen captured a strange, scaly, serpent-tailed monster in the river opposite Canton which resembles a mythical dragon.
Other Aquatic · Portage County, Ohio · 1853
Witnesses report seeing a large brown snake with a human-like head and eight or ten young serpents in Browning Pond.