Mongolian Deathworm

The Mongolian Deathworm is a snakelike creature reported to exist in the Gobi Desert. It is generally considered a cryptid — a creature rumored or reported to be living, but with no confirmable proof.

It is described as a fat, red animal, two to four feet long. The local name is "allghoi khorkhoi" which means "intestine worm," because it is reported to look like the intestine of a cow. There are a number of extraordinary claims by Mongolian locals (such as the ability of the worm to spew forth poison that is lethal on contact, and its purported ability to kill at a distance), but no scientifically reliable sightings.

Chief investigator of this animal is Czech author Ivan Mackerle. Dr. Karl Shuker also describes it in his book The Beasts that Hide from Man (2003), where he says it reportedly kills its victims by electrocution.

External links

• Description of the MDW at a cryptozoology site