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Altamaha-ha

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Painted illustration: long serpent-like creature with a ridged back gliding through a Georgia river marsh at dawn
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
The Darien River near Darien, Georgia, in the Altamaha delta where Altamaha-ha sightings are reported
The Darien River near Darien, Georgia, in the Altamaha delta where Altamaha-ha sightings are reported · Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License

A long, finned river creature said to live in Georgia's Altamaha River estuary.

Hoax Verdict: A local legend whose most famous evidence was a deliberate hoax.

Region
North America · US East & Midwest · United States
First reports
Local reports from the late 20th century

Key sightings

Best evidence

The best-known 'evidence', the 2018 carcass, was a hoax made by a man as a prank.

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