A SEA SERPENT
CAUGHT AND IDENTIFIED. AUCKLAND, Get, 24. A sea serpent was caught" off the east coast recently about three miles from the shore. .According to the “Rotorua Chroiicile” the catch ‘ was made by fishermen on an- ordinary snapper (hook and line, but it was treated with every respect because of its formidable teeth. The creature was about seven feet long, witKslender silver-brown body and a tliiif rib-bon-like dorsal fin that extended the whole length of the body. By good fortune Sir Thomas Parkinson, the eminent physician and biologist, wa9 in Rotorua, and be examined the find. He pronounced it to be a real sea serpent, and justified the fisherman’s caution, as it was highly venomous. Sir Thomas stated that it was out of its recognised habitat, which was the coastal waters of North Australia and the narrow seas adjacent. He had never seen so large a specimen, nor one of that colour. The snake had a remarkable head, with large eyes set well forward above the jaws. The teeth were numerous and sharp, being laid back at an angle that would make release from a grip almost impossible. The poisonous fangs were in the middle of the jan.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1928, Page 4
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200A SEA SERPENT Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1928, Page 4
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