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Cryptids of Africa: Congo Snake and Mokele-Mbembe

Two of Africa’s most famous cryptids are the Congo Snake and the Mokele-Mbembe. One rests on a 1959 aerial photo and a pilot’s account...

Top 5 giant snake myths debunked

From the Congo Snake to tales of 100-foot anacondas, giant snake stories spark fascination worldwide. But how much of it is science, and how...

Reticulated python in the Philippines: Real giant snakes at home

While the Congo Snake legend tells of a mythical 50-foot serpent in Africa, the Philippines is home to the reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)—the world’s...

African rock python: The real giant snake of Congo

The Congo Snake legend tells of a 50-foot serpent seen in 1959, but the actual largest snake living in the Congo Basin is the...

Titanoboa vs Congo Snake: fossil fact versus cryptid legend

The debate of Titanoboa vs Congo Snake pits science against legend. Titanoboa is a fossil giant proven to reach 42–48 feet, while the Congo...

Remy Van Lierde: The Belgian pilot behind the Congo Snake legend

The Congo Snake legend would not exist without one man: Colonel Remy Van Lierde. A decorated Belgian Air Force pilot and World War II...

1959 Congo Snake photo explained: Why the image cannot prove a...

The viral aerial picture linked to the 1959 Katanga sighting is the most shared “evidence” behind the Congo Snake legend. This micro-analysis breaks down...

Congo Snake: The 1959 Katanga photo, the pilot’s claim, and the...

The “Congo Snake” legend traces to a 1959 helicopter patrol over Katanga in the then Belgian Congo, when Belgian Air Force colonel Remy Van...

Why snakes end up in houses and how to prevent this...

It's understandable that many people fear snakes, so the thought of opening the lid of a toilet and finding one relaxing inside can be...

Russia will have to take Snake Island again if the grain...

On April 29, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in Sevastopol, and before that, naval drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to penetrate...
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