The Lochness Monster of Alaska
One of my students sent me an email regarding the appearance of another sea monster. This time the sighting is in Alaska. This sighting is very interesting as it supports the belief that perhaps creatures similar to Nessie and Montauk exists.
It would be easy to argue that such creatures come from the imagination of people if they were isolated cases, but when so many of these cases pop up perhaps it’s not merely a figment of a few people’s imagination?
The name of this creature is Cadborosaurus willsi. It has been nicknamed Caddy, after the area where it was found: Cadboro bay. Witnesses say that it resembles a serpent with vertical coils or humps in tandem attached to a horse-like head and a long neck. Caddy also has a pair of large hind flippers to form a large fan-like region in its tail.
Locals have been aware of Caddy’s presence for hundreds of years. The native Inuits of Alaska even stick pictures of Caddy on their oars with the belief that it would keep Caddy away…
The article below tells of Andy Hillstrand of the “Deadliest Catch” fame tracking Caddy in the icy waters of Alaska, as well as some footage of Caddy taken in 2009.
Are you a believer or… disbeliever? See the interesting video I have included for you. I personally like including videos on my blog as it adds more to our personal investigations.
Tsem Rinpoche
Or view the video on the server at:
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/alaskanMonsterHunt.mp4
The Loch Ness Monster of Alaska?
By Claudine Zap
Move over, Montauk Monster. Step aside, Nessie. There’s a new sea creature in town – maybe. Footage of a 20- to 30-foot long creature caught on tape by fishermen suggest we have an Alaska bonafide marine-creature mystery.
The black and white footage from 2009 is by no means definitive. It is taken on a rainy day with a shaky camera, which makes it all the more confounding. But you can check out the testimony of people who say they witnessed the creature’s appearance in the video above.
The Alaska-dwelling creature has been labeled a “Cadborosaurus willsi,” which means “reptile” or “lizard” from Cadboro Bay, British Columbia, where it was originally spotted centuries ago. Called “Caddy” for short, it has a “long neck, a horse-like head, large eyes, and back bumps that stick out of the water,” according to a report on MSNBC.
Though the tape captures the most recent sighting, tales of beholding the creature in the North Pacific have circulated for 200 years. In 1937, scientists thought they might have uncovered physical evidence when what was thought to be a sea serpent was found inside the stomach of a whale. Still, the creature is classified as part of Cryptozoology, i.e., a creature not formally recognized by the scientific community.
One true believer today is Andy Hillstrand, a veteran of the reality-TV show “Deadliest Catch,” who tracks the creature in his new show, “Hillstranded.” The seaman reports that he saw “a big, long white thing moving in the water. We chased it for about 20 minutes. Spray came out of its head. It was definitely not a shark…I’ve never seen anything like it before.”
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/loch-ness-monster-alasaka-204906638.html
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Very interesting …..another sighting of unknown creature or something in the water in Alaska. Whether it is the Loch Ness Monster that inhabit in the Scottish Highlands. Or is it similarity to it. The Alaska-dwelling creature Cadborosaurus willsi, was caught on video. Amazing ….describing it as a Loch Ness-style creatures appearing to be swimming in the current, with an aquatic slither not unlike a snake. Popular interest and belief in the creature has varied since it was brought to worldwide attention. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal while the wildness continued and the locals dubbed the nicknamed Caddy. Caddy is generally described as an alleged sea monster, long in length ,serpent-like beast with flippers. It seems the locals have been aware of Caddy’s presence for hundreds of years with many sightings over the years. Cadborosaurus willsi, an alleged sea monster described as a long, serpent-like beast with flippers, hair on the neck, and a camel-like head. Have not heard of this creatures till I read this interesting post. Well i do believe there is more unknown creatures out in the oceans or seas around the world.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this interesting post.
Dear Rinpoche, I really want to see the Lochness monster with my own eyes. And I just thought of a new technology that will help us study the bodies of the animals plus, it will not harm the animals by doing that. The only thing that is stopping us from studying the Lochness monster is the blurry water they live in.
[…] or beings that were described in books, or from stories shared by our family and friends. Like the Lochness Monster (Nessie) or Bigfoot (Sasquatch and Yeti), most of us have heard or read about them before. […]
Dear Rinpoche, there is many names and similarity of Loch ness monster. Some are named Nessy, Champ, Loch ness and etc. Some people still think that it’s only a myth but as for me, I believe that they do exist because there have so many sightings of them. I believe the place where have to most sightings of Loch ness is at Ireland and scientists says that there are only about 50 to 70 Loch ness left in the lake.
i believe that there are creatures out there and i believe that they are majestic and wonderful to see. i honestly cannot wait till there is solid evidence that nobody can doubt, that would not only be cool but extremely revolutionary because then people will know that there are creatures out there, then i can guarantee that they will try harder to find more amazing creatures.
i’ve always been intrigued by mysteries like this. The video looks very convincing but i’m always curious why with all the technological advances we have these days, which can measure so many things from satellites etc, we cannot have conclusive proof of the existence of these creatures which appear to be at least visible to the human eye and not from a spirit or other realm which may be more difficult to track.
Since there is so much anecdotal evidence over centuries, one is inclined to think that there is truth behind this creature but i hope that there will be physical evidence to confirm it soon.
I found out through the Wikipedia page that Caddy has been found dead once and it may not be a hoax. They found the remains.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadborosaurus_willsi
That is kind of cool.
Dear Rinpoche,
I did watch this episode of “Deadliest Catch”, and thought of your Blog on the Paranormal. Hahaha…this was a very typically Alaskan approach to tracking a Sea Monster…throw in a really big hook, barrel, bait…and wait! It is so interesting that these creatures of the Northern waters have been sighted many times over the centuries, yet somehow they remain elusive…mysterious…just beyond our grasp. I was able to view again the photo of the carcass that washed ashore near Yakutat…it is as I remembered it. A very large eel or serpent like head, with a fairly large rib cage…maybe 20′ long. If I am able to identify and obtain permission from the fisherman who found it, I will send it to you!
Dear kathryn, I would love the picture. Thank you. TR