The legend of the Lariosaurus
The legend of the Lariosaurus is the Italian version of the famous Loch Ness monster, with sightings of a similar creature in Lake Como in Italy. According to folklore, hunters claimed to have seen a forty-foot-long, red-scaled, reptile-like creature in the lake in 1946, and upon firing their rifles, the creature disappeared into the lake. It was named Lariosaurus balsami, in reference to a prehistoric reptile. One skeptical researcher attributes these sightings to more rational explanations, such as otters, hoaxes, or groups of fish.
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