Comments on: Deharo Sea Serpent

By: HOOSIERHUNTER

HOOSIERHUNTER — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:20:51 +0000

When I first read the description I thought oarfish, too.

By: apithacus

apithacus — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:20:16 +0000

Just google caddy or cadborosaurus. I found one. Maybe this is it.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:28:32 +0000

Hopefully, with some diligent research, that photograph might be found. Looking forward to it.
I tend to agree with what F15Pilot says. Could be a Caddy.

By: F15Pilot

F15Pilot — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:08:58 +0000

I live in Sidney, BC, located about 5 kms from a body of water called “Haro Strait”. Back in 1880 it was referred as the Straits of Deharo. Haro Strait, as we know it today, was named in 1790 by Manuel Quimper, commander of the Princesa Real, in honor of his pilot, Gonzalo López de Haro. I suspect that the creature that was found may have been a young “Cadborosaurus”, a sea serpent type animal that has been observed and recorded in the waters around here many, many times in the last 100 years. Some people even claim to have seen it coming ashore in Saanich Inlet, presumably to bear it’s young. In 1968 or so, a man on a day sail found a very young “Caddy” in distress on the surface and netted it. He described it as being about 2 feet long with a horse’s mane. The famous 1938 Naden Harbour photos of a Caddy carcass found in a whales stomach are intriguing as well. I guess this archival report just adds to the story.

By: Dj Plasmic Nebula

Dj Plasmic Nebula — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:27:15 +0000

well do you know who has it?

By: Woodford

Woodford — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:59:31 +0000

I agree with the oarfish proposal.

By: Samson77

Samson77 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:00:07 +0000

Sounds like an oarfish

By: Ceroill

Ceroill — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:19:19 +0000

I’m curious as to just what an ‘orthodox mane’ looks like. Does that mean one like a male African lion? I just find the turn of phrase intriguing.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:35:07 +0000

All I can say is that a photograph in the dusty attic of some greedy collector is better than no photograph. At least it has a chance of turning up on eBay. I can guess the names of the top bidders.