'I spotted the Loch Thames Monster in the river – now I'm terrified to sleep at night' – The Mirror
The mysterious shape peering above the waters of the River Thames with a red ‘eye’ has been nicknamed the ‘Loch Thames Monster’ – while others think it could be a snake
A bizarre object in London's famous river has been dubbed 'the Loch Thames Monster' – and has left the internet divided.
One user posted the image of the strange object on social networking site Reddit last week, accompanied with a note explaining how they had spotted it in the water. They wrote: "Saw a mad thing in the Thames just now."
The photograph appears to show a large black mass peering above the water, with a curious eye-like red circle protruding towards the front of it. While it's a mystery what exactly is shown, that hasn't stopped some commenters from letting their imagination run wild as to what could be lurking in the capital's waterways.
One fearful user wrote "Ah, one more thing to add to my irrational fear collection", as another person agreed: "Well I'm not going to be able to sleep tonight." Another suggested its identity was "Baby Godzilla."
A debate also erupted as to the likelihood of an unknown sea creature lurking in one of the best-known rivers in the world, with some appearing to suggest it was simply a compelling snap of a rock or a wooden post. One curious person asked: "Was it just floating downstream like some inanimate object or did it move like something that was evidently alive?", to which a more sceptical user replied: "It's almost certainly the top of a wooden post." Someone else suggested: "A lid on a rock."
Others however seemed more ready to believe, and one Reddit user suggested that it could be the "famous Thames Anaconda" that became urban legend after an enormous snake skin was found in the river last year. In August 2022, the unexplained scaly remains were found on the shores of the River Thames in London by someone scavenging for valuable objects.
Jason Sandy was mudlarking when he came across the foul-smelling five-foot skin on the north side of the Thames close to the busy Hammersmith Bridge. It was speculated that the scaly skin could belong to a boa constrictor that had been abandoned or even escaped from its owner. The snake species is non-venomous and normally found in Central and South America.
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