Strange, Scary Creature Washes Ashore After Hurricane Harvey
By Dave Basner
September 15, 2017
Over 9 million species of plants and animals live in the ocean, but humans have only identified just 1 million of them, so after a hurricane comes through, you never know what kind of flora or fauna from the sea it might leave behind.
It turns out, something very strange remained on a Texas beach after Hurricane Harvey came through.
Okay, biology twitter, what the heck is this?? Found on a beach in Texas City, TX. #wildlifeid pic.twitter.com/9IUuuL65qh
— Preeti Desai🌿 (@preetalina) September 6, 2017
Photos of the scary-looking, sharp-toothed creature were tweeted out with a plea to biologists to explain what it is.
An eel specialist responded and is pretty sure it's a fangtooth snake-eel, but could also be a garden or conger eel. It's better than the alternatives:
It looks similar to this prehistoric sea creature. https://t.co/xTKsHt8LV3
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) September 13, 2017
looks like the monsters in Tremors 👽 pic.twitter.com/KBXARgPndw
— Rodrigo Herrera (@YiyoHr) September 13, 2017
frilled shark! https://t.co/48YYSuscj9 pic.twitter.com/5F9dIEIniF
— Sinan Ali (@valugeysinan) September 14, 2017
Time to think twice before you take a dip in the ocean.