Serpent
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Crosswick Monster of Ohio
Historic Warren County report of a large reptilian or snake-like monster that allegedly attacked boys near a stream crossing.
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Utah Lake Monster of Utah
Local Lore and Legends and later retellings describe a mysterious creature in Utah Lake, often linked with Indigenous stories and frontier-era speculation.
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Pocomoonshine Lake Monster of Maine
Serpentine lake monster tied to Algonquin/Mi’kmaq-era stories and later European-era reports of giant tracks and a 30–60 foot snake-like creature.
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Bear Lake Monster
The Bear Lake Monster is a 19th-century regional legend of a giant, serpent-like creature, often called “Sharlie,” that inhabits the turquoise waters of Bear Lake on the Utah–Idaho border. Originating from Shoshone lore and later popularized by newspaper reports in 1868, it is described as 30–50 feet long, sometimes with legs or humps, and capable of