Loch Ness is not the only lake with a reputation for a monster. The northern section of the Obra River and lakes fed by the river are reputed to be home to the near-legendary Obra River Monster ( Potwór Rzeczny).

Over the years, many reliable witnesses (świadkowie) have reported seeing a giant snake-like creature (stworzenie) either in the river (rzeka) Warta or Obra, or in one of the many lakes, which are connected to the River Obra. Some report seeing ducks (kaczki), swans (łabędzie) and even small dogs being attacked and dragged underwater by some powerful unseen predator (drapieżnik). Few of which emerge from the water again. Others have supposedly witnessed a giant snake (ogromny wąż) trying to upset boats on one of the lakes in the area in which the River Obra is situated.

Some have suggested that this snakelike monster is in fact a giant European catfish, which by some freak of nature (wybryk natury) has grown to enormous proportions (proporcje). Elsewhere in Europe the same fish has been told to have attacked dogs and large water birds (ptaki wodne), so there would appear to be no reason why the reports from Poland of a giant ‘lake monster’ shouldn’t actually relate to a catfish.

Whether this is a giant fish or something more mysterious is uncertain (niepewne). But stories continue to this day of a giant water dwelling creature , which hunts after dusk (po zmroku or po zmierzchu) along the sparsely populated Obra.

Do następnego razu… (Till next time…)