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Cryptid of the Day: Mamlambo
Description: The Zulu people describe a giant snake-like creature called the Mamlambo, which means “goddess of the river”. Though a legend, newspapers in 1997 reported stories of people seeing the snake in the Mzintlava River in South Africa.
Mamlambo
Name: Mamlambo
Type: Mythical/Cryptid
Culture of Origin: South Africa (named for a Zulu Goddess)
Description: A hybrid fish-snake-horse creature, sometimes given short legs like a crocodile.
Myth: Mamlambo is a Zulu serpent goddess whose name has been given to the cryptid.
Facts:
Despite being named for the goddess, there is little beyond an association with water and a draconic form the two share.
The Mamlambo is said to suck the brains from its victims.
The Mamlambo occasionally has limbs.
It is said to live in the Mzintlava River.
It has appeared in some media, including Destination Truth and Secret Saturdays.
myths around the world challenge: @ibuzoo & @thewinedarksea
zulu - malambo, goddess of rivers. described as a large, snake-like creature
Cryptid of the Day: Mamlambo
Description: The Zulu people describe a giant snake like creature called the Mamlambo, which means “goddess of the river”. Though a legend, newspapers in 1997 reported stories of people seeing the snake in the Mzintlava River in South Africa.
Cryptid of the Day: Mamlambo
Description: The Zulu people describe a giant snake like creature called the Mamlambo, which means “goddess of the river”. Though a legend, newspapers in 1997 reported stories of people seeing the snake in the Mzintlava River in South Africa.
