Mongolian death worm spitting at a fallen person. The Mongolian death worm,also known as the olgoi-khorkhoi,is a creature alleged to inhabit the Gobi desert. Locals describe the worm as one that emits acid from its mouth,causes anything it touches to corrode and to kill from distance by electrical discharge. The red-coloured,sausage shaped creature is reported to measure roughly 50-100 centimetres long and lives most of the time underground. Sceptics suggest the olgoi-khorkhoi is actually a legless lizard from the Amphisbaenidae family. The study of mythical animals that are alleged to still exist is known as cryptozoology and the animals studied are known as cryptids. Other well known cryptids include the Loch Ness monster and the Yeti | |
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