18-foot 'sea monster' terrorizes Internet — but is this oarfish a small fry?

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 17:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A snorkeler off the coast of California made an alarming discovery this weekend while paddling around Catalina Island, south of Los Angeles: a recently-deceased 18-foot oarfish, one of the creatures thought to be the "sea serpents" of nautical legend.

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