Indus worm Indus worm The skōlex (Indus Worm or the horrible Indian worm), in ancient Greek writings, was a supposed giant, white, carnivorous worm with a large pair of teeth that lived in the Indus River. Gustav Oppert in the 19th century reasoned that "skōlex" referred to a like-sounding word in the Indian language, and was convinced the word was "culukī" () for "fish" or "porpoise". In his opinion, the word could refer even to a "crocodile" by extension. Scholar Erik Seldeslachts, in a 1998 paper, has suggested parallel with "kṛmiḥ" () which has the duel meaning of "worm" and a name
Lagarfljót Worm attempt to attract visitors of cryptotourism. In August 2014, an Icelandic truth commission reported that members were divided about the video but saw no reason to doubt the existence of the creature. "There are many stories of "kynjaskepnur", that is, strange animals or unknown phenomena, in Lagarfljót". These include accounts of the Lagarfljót Worm, as well as other monsters, a "strandvorm", or a monstrous seal or poisonous skate. The legend of the worm is arguably first mentioned in the entry for year 1345 in the Icelandic Annals (specifically the "Skálholts Annáll"), although the text only refers to the sighting as