Sea monsters are cropping up everywhere, and even the dead ones are seriously creeping us out. Like this weird discovery made on a beach near the Spanish town of Villaricos – a creature which looks like either an albino dragon or some kind of Mediterranean cousin to the Loch Ness Monster.

The first report came down from the Spanish site Ideal, and Boingboing passed along the story as recounted by local officials. The translation is a little wonky, but they basically describe a nasty-smelling, partially decomposed carcass measuring around 13 feet long.


As of this writing, experts have not yet come forward to explain the origin and species of the bizarre creature, which seems to have some dangerous-looking spines along its... neck? Or is that a tail?