Is This North American Sea Serpent Real or a Hoax? | Monstrum

Many say that the waters of America’s northern coasts are home to an elusive sea serpent of legend. Named Caddy! Or Cadborosaurus, for long. Sightings and testimonials go back generations. Who is Caddy? And why are serpentine water creatures among humanity’s most prevalent monsters?

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[youremakingprogress]

Another common explanation for what people were seeing is the giant oarfish, which can be over 50 feet long and look and move a lot like eels do.

[robertearlreynolds]

I live in Victoria BC and have had a fishing boat next to Cadboro Bay for 30 years. And I've seen Caddy many times! It's a male sea lion being followed by his harem of females. They move in a line and undulate like a serpent. It's an incredibly convincing illusion. The corpses are Oarfish, they wash up occasionally and are crazy weird looking.

[rodfranco]

apparently primate vision is very good at spotting snakes (probably a survival adaptation) this could be why random phenomena is often described as "snake like".

[jankay]

Ive heard of Nessy or Champ thousands of times but never Caddy before. Thanks for covering.

[pendragon]

My 6th graders were just asking why there weren't any new Monstrums lately. They speculated you were on vacation. 🙂They'll be thrilled to hear about this one!

[i.m.evilhomer]

Caddy 🤝 Nessie:
Becoming popular during the great depression, as well as after a certain giant ape movie was released that featured a similar looking long-necked lake dwelling prehistoric reptile.

[kimberlywolfenheart]

I once saw a pod of dolphins while on the ferry to Galveston, Texas. They were swimming in a row and for the first few seconds it really did look like it was one, long undulating beast and my mind did flash to "sea serpent?". But then they split up and I saw they were dolphins which was almost as cool as I'd never seen them in the wild before.

[bbd]

Your cryptid videos are always excellent work. I have no idea why YouTube stopped recommending them to me, but the Algorithm really needs to boost you up, Dr Emily and team.

[עומרשרייבר-לר]

Ngl I never heard of this Caddy, but its always nice to learn about a new monster.

[WinterAuthor]

Caddy's myth made a great subplot in Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island, but surprisingly that was the only media I'd seen with it

[NewMessage]

This is how we find out Bigfoot is a strong swimmer, and loved to cosplay.

[merlapittman]

I firmly believe that some sea serpent sightings can be explained as sightings of oarfish. There are lots of other possibilities, too, but I'm sure the oarfish is one. It would be fantastic if we really found a new species to explain sea serpents, though!

[kattphive]

I live in the general Vancouver area, i have to admit, in my 40 years, ive never heard of Caddy.
I do know of the Ogopogo, and i feel it gets more attention than Caddy

[davyjones]

cadborosaurus is probably the most interesting sea monster, not just because how many times we've seen it, but because the name alone makes it sound like an actual living creature

[MehSquid_]

Always coming back for more cool mythical creatures!

[thegreatgrapehippo]

"Caddy for short"
My brain:

[ziggyoickle]

While you did touch upon whales as a potential explanation, i feel like beaked whales in particular are worth mentioning. Very long and slender with a beak that may closely resemble the basic head shape of a horse. Some get to over 10m

[gostovahs]

I find it strange that people wanna believe in these basic sea monsters and think there is some sort of coverup when actual sea creatures are SO much weirder and far more nightmarish

[awareimawolf]

4:33 it's very interesting to see a gulper/pelican eel included with the rest of these illustrations!

[arthurmartin]

It's not every day storied posts a new video, but it is always a good day when that happens.