1/6/2024 0 Comments River monsterJohns River is the longest river in Florida. These dinosaurs could grow to be 11ft long and were related to Iguanodons.Īt 310 miles long, the St. Still others believe that the monster was a surviving species of Thescelosaurus neglectus (a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in North America). Others claim that Pinky could have been a large albino manatee, alligator, or pink dolphin. It is not unbelievable that a North American sub-species could grow larger than this. Both species can also have a pink skin color due to their diet. The Japanese giant salamander can grow to a length of 5ft long and the Chinese giant salamander can grow to a length of 6ft long. Johns River Monster could have been a new species of giant salamander. So what was the monster known as Pinky? Some cryptozoologists today believe that the St. The modern reports of river monsters talk about what appears to be large serpent like creatures that resemble giant eels or snakes. Although these sightings make no mention to a creature with pink skin and clearly seen bones. Sporadic monster sightings continue to this day from Florida residents. But that doesn’t mean that a monster has stopped residing in the St. Because of this, fishermen and residents along the river believed that Pinky may have died. It seemed as if years passed between sightings and eventually they seemed to stop all together. ![]() All five individuals stated that when the monster submerged back into the river, it left absolutely no ripple on the surface of the water.Įventually, as the years went on, fewer sightings of Pinky were made. As if a dinosaur walked right out of the past and ended up directly in front of them. The other four passengers on the boat (including Abrams’ husband Charles) all agreed that Pinky looked almost prehistoric. Johns River Monster its new nickname, Pinky. It is this defining feature that gave the St. The skin was almost pink in color, much like that of boiled shrimp. The mouth was large and was turned downward, and the eyes were slanted and very dark. On each side of the head, there were flaps of skin that hung down over what appeared to be gills. The head, which sat on the top of a 3ft long neck, was almost the size of a full grown mans, and sitting on top of it were two snail-like horns that each had a little bone like knob at the end. Dorthy Abram stated that the monster looked almost like a dinosaur but that its skin was pulled “back” so tight, that you could see almost all of its bones. The clearest description of the river monster comes from one of the 5 boaters in 1975. Sanderson who then wrote an article about the whole thing for the magazine Argosy. This sighting was later retold to famous Cryptozoologist Ivan T. During that same day, four other separate groups of people sighted the exact same looking creature in the same stretch of river originally seen by Miss Richardson. The creature looked almost like that of a dinosaur. All three witnesses stated that the creature was an extremely odd looking animal with a large flat head sitting upon a somewhat long neck. When the trio got closer to the rivers edge, Mary noticed something large swimming through the water and brought it to the attention of her father and friend. In the 60’s, a young woman by the name of Mary Lou Richardson was out bow hunting with her father and friend near the St. Suddenly, the bubbling turned into a great force and the boat was almost flipped over. ![]() The two men claimed to be sitting in their boat when a great bubbling came up from water beneath them. Another sighting came from two fishermen out on the St. It also easily crushed bushes and moved a considerable amount of earth. As the monster moved around, it left a flat and smashed path of vegetation below it. He stated that it was eating the large plants growing close to the water. One witness claimed that he saw the monster out of the water near the edge of the river. A majority of the sightings took place between Astor Park and Lake Monroe. Johns River Monster had been giving a shock to locals fisherman and residents of the area.īetween 19, there were a considerable amount of sightings of the river monster. But this wasn’t the first time the creature made itself known. The five individuals clearly saw the creature only 20ft away and were left stunned. The passengers of the boat stated that what they saw had been much like a dragon with a long neck, it raised its head out of the water quickly and was gone just as fast. Johns River came across an unknown creature. Eames is rather chagrined to find this out as it stands, he and Jeremy haven't always had the best of relationships.On May 10th, 1975 at 10am, near Jacksonville Florida, a boat carrying five people down the St. Gollumgollum Fandoms: Inception (2010), River MonstersĪrthur is a huge fan of Jeremy Wade and River Monsters. ![]() ![]() A Hook at One End and a Fool at the Other
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