Indet. reptile (Champagne, 2007), giant eel (Drinnon), cetacean (Mardis, 2019)
The type III eel-like sea serpent is a Champagne type of sea serpent, corresponding to the Daedalus serpent, as well as other sightings from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and the South China Sea. Based on these sightings, it is a thickened, elongated (between 60' and 79') animal with a large, blunt, cow-like head, a tapering tail, and no reported appendages. Champagne suggests it may be a planktivore, and considers it possibly extinct. He classifies it as a marine reptile,[1] while Dale A. Drinnon argues that it is more likely to be a species of giant eel, corresponding to some super-eel sightings,[2] and Cameron McCormick compares it to the super-eel and the yellow belly.[3]
Notes and references[]
↑Champagne, Bruce A. "A Classification System for Large, Unidentified Marine Animals Based on the Examination of Reported Observations," Elementum Bestia: Being an Examination of Unknown Animals of the Air, Earth, Fire and Water (2007), Lulu Press, ASIN B001DSIB2W
