Classic Sea Serpent Sightings Off Canada's West Coast

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  • Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
  • In this video, we will take a look at some classic Canadian sea monster sightings which took place on the West Coast around the turn of the 20th Century.
    0:00:00 - Legend of Sisiutl
    0:00:26 - Sea Serpent of Howe Sound
    0:03:42 - Sea Serpent off Haida Gwaii
    0:06:28 - Sea Serpent off China Hat
    0:08:18 - Sea Monster of the Johnstone Strait
    0:10:45 - Sea Serpent Captured in the Yaculta Rapids
    Ogopogo illustration by Hannah Parker:
    www.HannahParkerArts.com/
    Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books on Canadian history and folklore, which are available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook format:
    MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/
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  • @H.O.P.E.1122
    @H.O.P.E.1122 9 місяців тому +47

    You are a Canadian treasure in chronicling these stories in a scholarly and stylistically- appealing way. I bought your books. Well done, sir.

    • @HammersonPeters
      @HammersonPeters  9 місяців тому +5

      Thanks so much for your patronage, and the kind words! I hope you enjoy the books.

    • @darabennett4316
      @darabennett4316 9 місяців тому +4

      Right on. I've already told my husband, if he does not get me for Christmas or my Birthday a new novel from HP, then I will empty out his wallet and buy them all at one time. Tick tock.

  • @lunamaria1048
    @lunamaria1048 9 місяців тому +20

    My family came to British Columbia from Japan when I was 5. In grade 7 we did a huge month length assignment on Canadian indigenous tribes and 2 weeks of it was folklore and legends specific to each tribe. It was at this time that I learned of things such as Sasquatch, lake/sea serpents and that people report seeing these things, all throughout settled history! It created a life long interest and obsession for me on the very topic!
    From my perspective, finding your channel awhile back was like finding a buried treasure chest full of the most valuable jewels and coins lol. Your topics are VERY well researched, always teach the correct indigenous origin of these creatures of folklore that people claim to see, and you never stray off the path of logic and reason. Brilliant!

  • @klassenrick87
    @klassenrick87 9 місяців тому +11

    Cheers from a smokey 🔥 okanagan valley british columbia 🇨🇦 👍

  • @Sarcophagus74
    @Sarcophagus74 9 місяців тому +9

    I call my wife the Bad Breath Lake Monster. When you said Ogopogo I looked at her and smiled. She was pissed! LMAO

    • @dextermorgan1
      @dextermorgan1 15 днів тому

      Sounds like she needs to go to the dentist. 😊

  • @DurpVonFronz
    @DurpVonFronz 9 місяців тому +9

    Woot Woot!!!

  • @robwilgenhof4386
    @robwilgenhof4386 9 місяців тому +5

    You are a Canadian Legend. ! And a true patriot of our heritage !!! Thank you !! Awesomeness. !

  • @outlawandoutdoorstv9901
    @outlawandoutdoorstv9901 9 місяців тому +4

    North America and Canada are some of the most beautiful places on earth .

  • @riahynanevamynd7698
    @riahynanevamynd7698 9 місяців тому +28

    I absolutely believe these lake & sea critters could exist. After millenia of climate & terrestrial upheaval what safer place to ride it out than in the depths of the deep waters & cave systems? They are very smart to avoid human interactions, obviously. I would rather they be undetected than suffer at the hands of humans, we've seen how that's gone in the past with our animal friends 😥
    May they always be safe from harm 🙏
    Thank you for your excellent work Mr. Peters, much respect & love from Minnesota ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸❤️

  • @kingwms32
    @kingwms32 9 місяців тому +17

    As a native of ahtakakoop first nation (starblanket) i can confirm of these sightings we live mid south saskatchewan and we have a lake which is said to hold caves or tunnels which we call a "giant snake" lives in and is said to connect to other lake through saskatchewan

    • @kingwms32
      @kingwms32 9 місяців тому +4

      its also a story told troughout our generation of our people and this video certainly a possibe or even is true about giant eels in those slimy caves we had divers come and scout our lake but none were able to find the bottom but they did find two caves which they dared not to go

    • @JessicaD.-vb9ho
      @JessicaD.-vb9ho 9 місяців тому

      Almost everywhere has accounts of giant serpents, it's definitely likely. Who would doubt them really.

    • @mainemermaid6596
      @mainemermaid6596 9 місяців тому

      ​@@kingwms32-That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing. ❤

  • @bellphorion
    @bellphorion 9 місяців тому +7

    Hammerson rocks! Perfect for an educational morning or an ease into sleep!

  • @PhsykoOmen
    @PhsykoOmen 9 місяців тому +14

    You do the Canadian natives proud by sharing these stories respectfully and in great detail

  • @dondeloli7252
    @dondeloli7252 9 місяців тому +2

    Victoria BC born and bread 54 years really appreciate hearing these stories

  • @roddmatsui3554
    @roddmatsui3554 9 місяців тому +3

    Another incredible recording, most likely. I have to listen now to find out! Thanks, Hammerson. 👍😃

  • @mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299
    @mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299 9 місяців тому +6

    The thing that most of all these serpent stories have in common is underwater caves. Scientists have agreed that there is a huge amount of water within the Earth only accessible through underwater tunnels and cave systems so it shouldn't be that far fetched to have one of these creatures make an appearance once and awhile. We are ignorant of how much there is actually left to discover on this planet we call home ;p

  • @jenniferlonnes7420
    @jenniferlonnes7420 9 місяців тому +3

    Fascinating, as always.

  • @bc4198
    @bc4198 9 місяців тому +7

    3:38 LOL, they don't write them like they used to - the serpent was "a very undesirable companion on a voyage in a small boat" 😂

  • @thehuntsman7087
    @thehuntsman7087 9 місяців тому +2

    I live for these sea serpent tales! Thanks hammerson! And long live gary mangiacopra and Scott carpenter

  • @robbieburns3564
    @robbieburns3564 9 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for sharing these stories of Canadian cryptids. As a boy, I loved stories of sea serpents and sea monsters. As an adult now the mystery is gone. Hoaxes, misidentified animals, waves and debris have been common inspirations, but there is always an answer - just that we don't know it yet. Giant eels may well exist and may account for many sightings. Oarfish even look like sea serpents. It's a fun topic, and I still like the stories from these uninformed ages.

  • @mainemermaid6596
    @mainemermaid6596 9 місяців тому +9

    I used to live in Nahant, Massachusetts (an island, about 25 miles north of Boston). In the 1930s, a giant sea monster was seen and photographed in the bay between Nahant and Swampscott. You can find pictures and local newspaper articles about it. Interestingly, it was a giant snake like creature, also described as having the head of a horse, with 2, short, antennae, coming off the head, with knobs at the ends. I believe it was seen for a couple of Summers. A couple of years later, off the coast of Gloucester MA (a town further north, up the coast), a creature with the same description was accidentally caught in a fishing net and kld. The fishermen attempted to take it back with them, by dragging it along side their boat, but they still had work to do, and by the time they were halfway back to the docks, sharks had eaten much of it, so they ended up releasing the remains into the sea. That same description was given for Champ, in Lake Champlain, and Chessy, in the Chesapeake Bay (MD/VA).

  • @alanshaw6161
    @alanshaw6161 9 місяців тому +14

    More amazing lore! I can’t wait for a new audiobook and a paperback version too! The best and most consistent channel on UA-cam!

  • @lenBrill1971
    @lenBrill1971 9 місяців тому +3

    I look forward to your vids. Im a born and raised BC boy.
    Watching from Kelowna British Columbia
    👍🇨🇦

  • @beebester4106
    @beebester4106 9 місяців тому +3

    Never disappoints! Thank you again.

  • @Charlie.a
    @Charlie.a 9 місяців тому +9

    Another one!!!! Thank you for all your hard work. I appreciate what you do.

  • @petervanassche2010
    @petervanassche2010 9 місяців тому +7

    Really interesting, thank you!

  • @LonersGuide
    @LonersGuide 9 місяців тому +2

    Some the finest bedtime storytelling on the interwebs!

  • @PUBHEAD1
    @PUBHEAD1 9 місяців тому +3

    So awesome. Just finished my Sunday garden chores and now relaxing with a great HP video.👍

  • @b.5191
    @b.5191 9 місяців тому +14

    One of my favorite topics you cover, dear friend! Thanks for another episode to make this Sunday feel cozy and exciting! 👌

  • @IsraelFundedEpstein
    @IsraelFundedEpstein 9 місяців тому +3

    More more more sea monsters Hammerson!!!

  • @reidspeed77
    @reidspeed77 8 місяців тому +1

    I'm not great with words, you are sir,the serpent of the depths resonates deeply with many," she's out there, 🐍✊

  • @Jonnymycomania
    @Jonnymycomania 2 місяці тому +1

    Noticed the sweeping shot of quadra Island looking at mudge point, shot from Campbell River! I love the discovery passage! Seymour narrows, Johnstone straight!

  • @aidanumpherson
    @aidanumpherson 9 місяців тому +4

    My fav topic! Thank you one thousand times.

  • @EREBO95
    @EREBO95 9 місяців тому +12

    I know a guy that was sitting on a bridge looking over the Columbia river in northern Oregon and seen the shape of a giant water serpent swimming

    • @mudiusp6050
      @mudiusp6050 9 місяців тому +2

      I have a friend who saw what he describes as a sea serpent which surfaced at a lake in Oregon too.

    • @EREBO95
      @EREBO95 9 місяців тому +1

      @@mudiusp6050 I’m thinking these magical creatures are not bound by any kinds of barriers. And like many ancient serpents and dragons they could fly and go as they please.

  • @sonofthebigguyenemyofcornp4403
    @sonofthebigguyenemyofcornp4403 9 місяців тому +2

    Omg. I’ve been waiting for this!

  • @RyuHayabusa99
    @RyuHayabusa99 9 місяців тому +4

    I see what you did there ending with the Cadborosaurus cliffhanger, looking forward to it.

  • @the_weed_in_your_garden9319
    @the_weed_in_your_garden9319 9 місяців тому +6

    Fascinating stories !!! Great work as usual

  • @connorbalisky1827
    @connorbalisky1827 9 місяців тому +34

    I was in a psychedelic state on a sunny afternoon at French beach on Vancouver island and I was seeing this huge sea serpent/water horse thing out in the water sticking its head up and diving back down.

  • @trv-ih6ex
    @trv-ih6ex 7 місяців тому +1

    You are amazing , thanks for this content. 💛

  • @leokeesic3657
    @leokeesic3657 9 місяців тому +5

    Yeah man!🎉

  • @camodad7230
    @camodad7230 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks. Very interesting.

  • @ravibhondi
    @ravibhondi 9 місяців тому +3

    awesome

  • @Naughtism
    @Naughtism 9 місяців тому +3

    It is something it also comes into fresh water. There is a few lakes it frequents on the island

  • @user-kt8yp5ho2y
    @user-kt8yp5ho2y 9 місяців тому +3

    Since this video, I want to see the video about the cadborosaurus and the infamous Mermaid sighting on Vancouver Island.

  • @sasqetshenkley1190
    @sasqetshenkley1190 9 місяців тому +2

    Comment for your metrics. 👍 keep doing the Lord's work.

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 8 місяців тому +1

    ooh reminds me of the *Ogopogo*

  • @sarlife
    @sarlife 9 місяців тому +2

    That animation makes me so happy

  • @markneeley4288
    @markneeley4288 9 місяців тому +3

    These serpents must be caddys. For there cannot be a number of different sea serpents living along the Pacific coast of North America. Big sea serpents have been seen in San Francisco Bay up until the late 90s, but not reported since. Caddys must have a large range along the coast. Thanks for sharing.

  • @CaucAsianSasquatch
    @CaucAsianSasquatch 9 місяців тому +2

    Excellent as always

  • @Laura-LaFauve
    @Laura-LaFauve 9 місяців тому +2

    Wonderful ❤

  • @lindaarrington9397
    @lindaarrington9397 9 місяців тому +1

    Ty so much when i get on youtube and see you b posted
    Boy i cant click fast enough
    Take care up there ok
    Love and reapect from
    VIRGINIA

  • @shayneennis6691
    @shayneennis6691 9 місяців тому +8

    Wow! This things description sounds extremely sounds like what Clayton Mack saw and was written in his book white guys and grizzly bears. I remember he described its body shape ,length and jet black color. It's a very easy read and some interesting stories of a couple bigfoot sightings he experienced. Clayton Mack was a first nations hunting guide.The short chapter he explains of when he experienced the sea serpent sounds absolutely true.

    • @mainemermaid6596
      @mainemermaid6596 9 місяців тому +1

      Interesting. I'll check out his book. The same creatures have been seen in the Pacific, Atlantic, Great Lakes, and other lakes connected to the sea, worldwide. There may still be some around, but it seems they're a prehistoric animal that's close to extinction. (I wonder if the legends of dragons described in some cultures, were these animals. There are also many tales that came from sea captains, many years ago, about sea monsters that may be them.)

    • @shayneennis6691
      @shayneennis6691 9 місяців тому

      @@mainemermaid6596 he was from Bella Coola, it's written by his word of mouth so it's kinda fun to read this way, you get a feel for how he speaks, he's intelligent but not educated. I think his lawyer recorded his stories and then his lawyer wrote them for him. I couldn't put it down, I read it in a day. Many fascinating stories.

  • @greghanlon2235
    @greghanlon2235 9 місяців тому +1

    Enjoyed the stories Ham

  • @NaneelQueenOfDarknes
    @NaneelQueenOfDarknes 9 місяців тому +2

    How sweet to just get off work and pop into the canoe down to Van lol
    Sea monsters an all would be a welcome sight.

  • @lizziesangi1602
    @lizziesangi1602 9 місяців тому +4

    Though I have never seen any such creatures, I thoroughly believe there are "things" in large bodies of water. The Lakes in Minnesota are huge. When looking out over those bodies of water no one can tell me there are not "things" in those waters.

  • @salmanhyder1655
    @salmanhyder1655 9 місяців тому +2

    Amazing !

  • @JessicaD.-vb9ho
    @JessicaD.-vb9ho 9 місяців тому +3

    The picture that older couple took that most people state is a dog with some kind of headgear on, blows my mind, i get how people can see a dog, it's because they didn't actually look look and really examine it.

  • @B_heron
    @B_heron 9 місяців тому +2

    Hammerson, I love the soundtrack choice!! Where did you find this music??

    • @HammersonPeters
      @HammersonPeters  9 місяців тому +2

      Some of it is stock music I found on Pond5. Some of it is of my own composition.

  • @JacquelineWachell
    @JacquelineWachell 8 місяців тому +1

    Three of us Saw the ogopogo in skaha lake, from up in a valley side home....some think the lakes go to the ocean...

  • @SamIamIam
    @SamIamIam 9 місяців тому +1

    I live in Kelowna and still waiting to see Ogopogo! Maybe one day?

  • @michaelsmyth5658
    @michaelsmyth5658 7 місяців тому +1

    Heard of giant snapping turtles with two heads in the 1800's.

  • @dub604
    @dub604 9 місяців тому +1

    The islands are known as Haida Gwaii.

  • @ndes13
    @ndes13 9 місяців тому +3

    Oarfish

  • @VarangianGuard13
    @VarangianGuard13 5 місяців тому +2

    #HammersonPeters
    #TrueNorthStrongAndFree

  • @MrJsv650
    @MrJsv650 9 місяців тому +1

    If you guys like this make sure to listen to all of his Canadian trappers series its really good. ⚒️ SON

  • @clobbyhops
    @clobbyhops 9 місяців тому +2

    Cadborasaurus ( first encounter )

  • @brandonjerome
    @brandonjerome 9 місяців тому +1

    🔥🤜💥🤛🔥

  • @teuth
    @teuth 9 місяців тому +1

    hey do the natives of the south west coast have any stories about giant pacific octopus?

  • @mugwugthemagnificful
    @mugwugthemagnificful 9 місяців тому +1

    So, a 40' eel is ok?

  • @LittleKitty22
    @LittleKitty22 9 місяців тому +1

    I hope the sea serpants off the West Coast of Canada stay in the water! Just keep them where they are. We don't want them coming up causing havoc. They are much safer in the water anyway... humans would only harm them.

  • @mikegyver3193
    @mikegyver3193 9 місяців тому +1

    I always wondered why the native Indians around the world had art that matches the tower of babel🤔

    • @JessicaD.-vb9ho
      @JessicaD.-vb9ho 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm sure somewhere in the archives of their oral history they have some for that event.

    • @robertbialozynski6334
      @robertbialozynski6334 9 місяців тому +1

      Might be art that was there before them. Isle Royal has evidence of copper mines originating to 5000BC with Egyptian copper know to come from North America
      Also, some First Nations are thought to be Hebrew lost tribes escaping to the far West

  • @jiszmo6668
    @jiszmo6668 9 місяців тому +2

    Apep

  • @MattGodzilla2000
    @MattGodzilla2000 7 місяців тому

    That is weird an animal obviously built to move side too side moving vertically

  • @glennlee6274
    @glennlee6274 8 місяців тому +1

    a 40' giant slimy eel isnt a sea monster???

  • @1dravano
    @1dravano 9 місяців тому +2

    Giant Lamprey's

  • @kristalkristal2506
    @kristalkristal2506 9 місяців тому +2

    Sounds like an oarfish

  • @gratefullypope3114
    @gratefullypope3114 9 місяців тому +2

    do the forget abt wild fires and fbi planes

  • @LillianAdamson
    @LillianAdamson 9 місяців тому +1

    Please stop calling us "Indians". Good. I am from Ta'an Kwach'an Council , Yukon Territory, Canada. If you are gonna capitalize off us Indians' stories - call us with our proper names. 🌏🔊🔊🔊🔊🐺

    • @lamashtu3449
      @lamashtu3449 9 місяців тому +1

      Ya and plenty of Indians in America call themselves Indians , sorry you don’t like it but our consensus behavior can’t be dictated by your personal preferences. Plus you were conquered, most aren’t lucky enough to even retain as much as you have. Stop crying.

    • @lindaarrington9397
      @lindaarrington9397 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm part Cherokee
      I don't mnd that name
      That's what everyone says
      I don't have to be so proper
      Just living here
      Stay safe and sane

    • @jaygrain2512
      @jaygrain2512 9 місяців тому

      Do you know what and where greater India was

    • @jaygrain2512
      @jaygrain2512 9 місяців тому

      Greater India

    • @italian1ist
      @italian1ist 9 місяців тому +1

      LA,
      Get over yourself and stop trying to be offended over nothing.
      Nobody is disrespecting you.
      Cancel culture has destroyed way too much.
      People are so sick and tired of dealing with people like yourself who get so easily offended.