Case file · Cryptid
Darien sea serpent (Altamaha-ha)
In April 1830 a Savannah paper ran a report from Darien, Georgia, that the crew of the schooner Eagle had seen a huge serpent near the mouth of the Altamaha River.
1830 CE · 31.37, -81.43 · status: account
The account
The creature, later nicknamed 'Altie', has been reported in the river's creeks and old rice fields ever since, and the Brunswick News traces the legend to Muscogee tradition.
The sceptical view
Proposed identities include alligator gar, sturgeon, otters swimming in a line and floating logs.