Comments on: Florida Lake Monster?

By: bobsmith6

bobsmith6 — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:24:33 +0000

You have overlooked the more famous Florida Lake Monster from Lake Tarpon. I found it at http://www.LakeTarponMonster.com Not sure if it’s real, but it’s cool to think so.

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:41:21 +0000

I think the point of the hurricane was not that the winds could have deposited dolphin there, but rather that a large tidal surge could overcome the weir, allowing free access to the lake during the time of the storm. Still unlikely, but just plausible enough to consider.

By: alanborky

alanborky — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:13:55 +0000

Does Lake Seminole have its own Nessie?

I think I’ll give that a SemiNO!

By: Husker1911

Husker1911 — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 03:52:13 +0000

I think a fire-fighting helicopter scooped up the dolphins, just the way it did the scuba diver that was killed in the forest fire.

::OK, just kidding::

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:51:46 +0000

I want to say gators too, but I don’t know. I can’t imagine anyone seeing three gators swimming would confuse them with dolphins. If it was a person on the lake, then they probably would know there is a good chance there are no dolphins there so if there was any doubt, why say they were dolphins of all things? Why not go with what would be the more sensical choice and say they saw gators? Also, from what I see here, the witness made no claims that this was a lake monster, but rather that it was specifically dolphins. It doesn’t seem like an effort to get attention or fame. The theory of grass carp seem sound, but 40 pounds doesn’t sound big enough for me to think of anyone mistaking them for a dolphin, which most people would think of as big. Even if the witness wasn’t sure, why would they confuse a 40 pound swimming creature with a dolphin and report it as a dolphin? What if this sighting is exactly what the witness claims? I am not familiar with this lake so I am still not sure how hard it would really be for them to get in, but perhaps there was something going on akin to dolphins beaching themselves. I wonder if there is any naval base or operation going on over there involving sonar. Is it feasible that sonar could have disoriented them or driven them into some kind of panic and they made a rush into the lake? Very interesting sighting here.

By: fredfacker

fredfacker — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:01:21 +0000

Tornadoes/hurricanes have been known pick animals up and deposit them other places. It’s even rained frogs and fish from time to time. However, I doubt dolphins were picked up and deposited in the lake.

As for why a dolphin might intentionally jump the weir — they might have decided to become the largest fish in a small pond. Then again, that’s doubtful.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:12:59 +0000

My guess is that any “lake monster” in Florida is going to turn out to be either an alligator, MAYBE a crocodile, or else a caiman, a big python or an anaconda that used to be a pet.

I used to live beside Orange Lake in north-central Florida (back in the early 1970s when it was still a good-sized lake). There was a tale of a lake monster there too. It turned out to be a whopper of a gator.

That was news at the time, as gators were rebounding from near extinction and were still uncommon enough near human habitation to cause a sensation when they were seen.

By: shumway10973

shumway10973 — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:56:38 +0000

The fish theory might work, but the bird one? Come on, I’m hoping no one is that stupid. Is this a natural or manmade lake? There are always openings in natural lakes for things to get in there. Getting back to the fish theory, I know a pond here in the foothills of California that has bass as long as a person’s leg. Scared a former navy seal while he was cleaning out the outflow valve. Saw something swim past him at least 40″ long. Anything is possible.

By: Cutch

Cutch — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:07:15 +0000

Loch Ness has Nessie, Lake Seminole has… uh… Seminie? Let’s hope not.