The Loch Ness Monster

The last post that I made was about the ever famed Bigfoot. But now, I'm offering up an even more famous monster: Nessie.

Reports of a creature in Loch Ness, near a village named Drumnadrochit, date as far back as the 6th century by a man named Saint Columba. He reported seeing the townspeople burying a man who was killed by a large creature. The story didn't become popular until the 7th century when the author of Life of St. Columbia Adomnán, published his book. Today, most historians give him the credit of starting the legend of Nessie. 

However, modern interest in the creature was incited by George Spicer and his wife. They claimed that a giant creature crossed in front of their car. The reported that it was about 4 feet high, and 25 feet long. They described its neck as slightly thicker than an elephant's truck.

What a plesiosaur would look like.

Sightings after this incident were more pronounced. People began to see Nessie, as she was later named, everywhere. A student vet described her as a cross between a seal and a plesiosaur. This description has stuck and has led people to believe whether or not Nessie is the last remaining dinosaur. 

One of the most memorable Nessie sightings wasn't a sighting at all. In 1954, a sonar reading from the fishing boat Rival III, showed that something had been keeping pace with the boat. The reading disappear and reappeared several times. Others have tried to find the most using sonar, but result have always been negative or inconclusive. 

Some scientist believe that Nessie is

a species similar to that in the picture

above.

Naturally, something that has a history such as Nessie, there is proof. The most substantial piece of evidence is the Taylor film. He filmed three minutes of something in the Loch in 1938. Refusing to show this film to any Nessie enthusiest, a single frame of it got in the hands of Roy P. Mackel, author of The Elusive Monster and accomplished biologist and cryptozoologist. He claimed that the picture was "positive evidence." 

Naturally, with something as widespread and popular as The Loch Ness Monster, there have been all kinds of alternate solutions as to what Nessie really is. These range from large eels, elephants that were bathing, and even a live dinosaur. Another suggestion, which is more widely accepted in the scientific community, is that Nessie is an undiscovered species of Pinniped.. And accompining the legend, many people have tried to pull off hoaxes, which greatly dilutes the believeability of such a creature.

There is no way to prove, despite believers in the Nessie legend, if it is true or not. Still, that hasn't deterred people from looking for the famed beast, and only time will tell whether this creature is Supernatural, Paranormal, or Mythological.