Though the Gloucester (GLAH-STER) Sea Serpent only appeared during the 1800s, its legend lives on through the tales of the local MA sailors and merchants. Now, we don't really have any records of it attacking anyone, but it sure got attacked a few times by scared people. That is, if it actually existed. But if it didn't exist, what enormous thing did people see in the water? Find out on this episode of Ghost Binkers!

Guest: Brett

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Ghouly Bites

Report of a Committee Appointed to Examine the Evidence Respecting an Animal Said to Have Been Seen in Gloucester Harbor (1817)
(https://archive.org/details/reportcommittee00linn/mode/2up)

The Other Cape: Serpent of the Sea
(https://www.theothercape.com/blog/serpent)

The 1817 Gloucester Sea Serpent – Massachusetts’ Forgotten Monster
(https://www.knowol.com/information/massachusetts/gloucester-sea-serpent-1817/)

Regaling Tales of the Gloucester Sea Serpent: A Forgotten Legend of Cryptozoology
(https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-22/regaling-tales-of-the-gloucester-sea-serpent-a-forgotten-legend-of-cryptozoology)

Gloucester Sea Serpent Mystery Solved After Two Centuries – Skeptical Inquirer
(https://skepticalinquirer.org/2019/09/gloucester-sea-serpent-mystery-solved-after-two-centuries/)

Early Newspaper Clipping About the Serpent (The Boston Globe, Aug 23, 1886)
(https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-1886-08-23-cape-anndam/174699728/)

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