Modern-day interest in this carnivorous marine reptile’s legend, however, started in 1946 when two hunters in the north area of Lake Como, Pian di Spagna, claimed to have seen a creature 10-12 meters long and covered with reddish scales near the shore.
Legend says these two hunters drew their rifles and aimed at the beast, who swam towards the middle of the lake and disappeared with a sharp hiss.
Several years later, another sighting creature got reported from Argegno. This time, a father and his son saw an animal with a rounded snout and webbed feet swimming on the water. It confirms a story by the scientists who explored the area in a submersible vehicle.
Similarly, reports sighting in August 1957 where a group of fishermen claimed to have seen something that looked like a 10-meter eel between Dongo and Musso.