"Local myth among the Chinese Mongolians living in the scenic mountains near the Russian and Mongolian borders has it that the animals have been known to drag sheep, cows and even horses from the shore and into the deep to devour them"

Sounds like the Lam-tun worm, to me

geordie, newcastle,

Given that we now have satellite imagery which can supposedly allow us to read newspaper headlines from space how can it be that unknown objects of these dimensions can be a mystery? Is nobody taking a closer look or would that spoil a damn fine mystery?

Paul Hogan, Malaga,

I lived in Urumqi for a whole year, last year and never heard anyone mention any monster in a lake.

grantwoodcock, mexico city, mexico

I thought Atlantis was located inland and was buried by landslides before being tipped into a lake?

Perhaps they had taimen to eat there too!

David de Havelland, Maclean, NSW Australia

They look like jetskis. And that video has been on youtube for months!

starling, Lancaster,

Why not? They seem innoffensive enough.

Now, on the other hand, I've seen unidentifiable creatures roaming the halls of the U.S. Capitol building. They look like senators and representatives, but by the evidence of what they're doing... obviously they're not human. Their behavior concerns me a lot more than some overlooked pleiseosaur in a Chinese lake.

James P, Sacramento, California

Yeah - but they taste like chicken.

Deepak, Wayland, USA

Next they'll discover Atlantis at the bottom of this lake.

Chris Wiseley, Nottingham , UK

That's not what they said?!? They said they may have discovered a creature in a lake. Do you think that we'll discover Atlantis at the bottom of the Loch Ness?

Alex, London,

It's all the industrial waste they're dumping everywhere, the product of man's inhumanity to the planet, like the Simpson's tri-ocular fish. Keep at it and you'll have penta-breasted mermaids coming out of there singing "OOOps I've Done it Again" and losing custody of their spawn due to pollution-induced amnesia.

Eugene, Heidelberg, germany

Better not mention the existence of curious fish species too much, or we will have another Rick Stein outlet in China.

Paul S. Webb, Alicante, Spain

Several years ago I visited a respected scientific institute in China and was surprised at how many scientists were fascinated by B-Movie staples such as yetis, aliens, Loch Ness Monster etc. They were deeply disappointed when I explained to them the impossibility of the existence of Nessie due to Oligotrophic lakes not being able to feed such large animals.

I wonder if these mythical beliefs are related to the transistion from a superstitious to rational society? The UK and US went through this in the 50s.

Dave, Leeds, UK

It's Bigfoot, I tells ya!

Lee, manchester,

I think it might be like a play toy that is used underwater for boys or maybe its real. When I see the picture on the screen it doesn't look like Nessie or a Loch Ness monster. Nessie is a Diplodocus and that monster looks like a giant serpent. Don't you think it looks like a serpent don't you? it looks like a serpent to me. i like the investagion you guys put on yahoo. It is so interesting to me. Thankyou!

Candice, She Kou, Shen Zhen, China

I read that in the Yakutia Sakha hunter were killing 2.75-3.0 m long taimen. May it is true. If there in Kanasi lake big taimen no more than 2.5 m. May be they seen 3-4 fish were swiming close and look lik one big bish. that pack of taimen was divided seperatly spots and persons who said saw them tahat bee 10-12 fish(dozen).If it true I think such.
But I don't believe Loh Ness monster. Why such mysteries left outsied of sea reseracher observations????

tsogtsaikhan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Its a freaken weather balloon!

Tad Nelson, Columbus, Ohio

Don't be silly, not snakeheads at least none that are known to science, these would have to be gargantuan snakeheads. snakeheads are warm water loving fish, not temperate.

We're talkin "bigger than 20 meters" here, 1 meter = aprox. 3 feet. (39 inch.) 20 x 3 = well over 60 feet. This is either an unknown cryptid the likes of which are akin to other lake monsters (large dragon worms? maybe or the horse headed creatures such as seen in a turkish lake). The surrounding legends that exists for these animals, supporting their existence, seem to bely the idea that they are mere submarines, although that crossed my mind as well by the footage - as is often the case, there's probably footage not being shown that could help.

Jon, Calabasas, California

Don't be silly, not snakeheads at least none that are known to science, these would have to be gargantuan snakeheads. snakeheads are warm water loving fish, not temperate.

We're talkin "bigger than 20 meters" here, 1 meter = aprox. 3 feet. (39 inch.) 20 x 3 = well over 60 feet. This is either an unknown cryptid the likes of which are akin to other lake monsters (large dragon worms? maybe or the horse headed creatures such as seen in a turkish lake). The surrounding legends that exists for these animals, supporting their existence, seem to bely the idea that they are mere submarines, although that crossed my mind as well by the footage - as is often the case, there's probably footage not being shown that could help.

Jon, Calabasas, California

Must be snakeheads (fish species). Perhaps the "giant snakehead" at a length of six feet (1.8 meters) is not the biggest of the species. I believe snakeheads are native to China. SInce snakeheads can "walk" to a certain extent, maybe pulling barnyard animals into the water is that far of a stretch.

David, Harspwell, USA/MAINE

I once saw a half-turtle-half-baby leap out of the Yarra River in Melbourne. I'm not a scientist but I know I definitely saw something unidentified.

Angela, London,

The video looks credible

Joe, Pohnpei, Micronesia,

Gurgle, burrrrrppppp. Perhaps they are thinly disguised nuclear submarines. One hears that carp grow to enormous sizes.

Indra, Mumbai, India

The video is fairly impressive. It has an authentic feel to it. Check it out and see what I mean.

Tom Tempest, Chevy Chase, Maryland U.S.A.

Next they'll discover Atlantis at the bottom of this lake.

Chris Wiseley, Nottingham , UK

I wonder what they taste like?

Mei Guo Ren, Singapore, Singapore

Another fishy story!

pfffill, London,