Mongolian death worm

Wow, this story is too good to pass up. I couldn’t make up a better one if i tried. There is a legend that the Gobi desert of Mongolia is home to a giant worm that “jumps out of the sand and kills people by spitting concentrated acid or shooting lightning from its rectum over long distances”. I can’t think of a worse way to go. “Here lies Scott – killed by lighting shot out of a worms ass from 6 meters away”.

A team of two from New Zealand is going there to document the creature. There have been many past expeditions, all of which have turned up empty handed. These two think the rumors are likely true. Their logic goes like this: “If a Mongolian says they have seen a big worm-like creature out in the desert they haven’t really got any reason to lie”. Why? Well, because Mongolia is so sparsely populated they don’t have anything to gain. Uhm, ya. Ok. That makes perfect sense

And now for the very best part. Why do they think they’ll succeed when so many expeditions before them have failed? “The New Zealand team planned to bring the worm to the surface with explosives, as it is said to be attracted to tremors.” Wow. I hope they don’t get eaten. Just remember to walk with uneven footsteps. I totally should have gone into cryptozoology.

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