Inkanyamba
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Inkanyamba | |
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Creature | |
Name: | Inkanyamba |
Classification | |
Grouping: | Cryptid |
Sub grouping: | Lake monster |
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Country: | South Africa |
Region: | Howick Falls |
Habitat: | Water |
Status: | Unconfirmed |
The Inkanyamba is a legendary serpent living in a waterfall lake area in the northern forests near Pietermaritzburg most commonly in the base of Howick Falls, South Africa. The Zulu tribes of the area believe it to be a large serpent with a horse like head. Most active in the summer months, it is believed that the Inkanyamba's anger causes the seasonal storms.[1]
Cryptologists have suggested that they might be a form of eel, augmented by local myth. The Inkanyamba was featured on television series Animal X (TV series).