Migration of the Great Oceanic Serpents

A pod of great serpents swim playfully along their tiny distant cousins, these “serpents” are classified as cetacean toothed whales whose basilosauridae ancestors survived the deadly Eocene mass extinction. Rarely ever seen by humans except occasional encounters by crews aboard blue water merchant vessels. The mighty serpents spends their entire life out in the vastness of the open sea, never coming close to land, their incredible size and long lasting lifespan meant the remaining tiny populations are easily threatened by human influences. Overfishing cripples their stable diets, and the rising levels of microplastic has led to the females becoming increasingly infertile. These are the last members of a 36 million year old dynasty whose extinction may never even be known to humanity.

Reported in the Times of London, first documented sighting of the species took place in August 1848 when the captain and crew of the British royal naval vessel the HMS Daedalus spotted a large serpent like creature over 60 feet long swimming alongside the ship for over 20 minute while sailing in the South Atlantic en route to St. Helena. Likely a curious juvenile who became separated from its family during a stormy night. At one point the creature came so close to the vessel that the captain could make out distinct details on the animal’s head.