Champ
Also called Champy, Lake Champlain Monster.
In modern North American cryptid tradition, Champ is a lake monster said to inhabit Lake Champlain, most often described as a long-necked, serpentine creature surfacing in humps.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Modern cryptid (North American)
- Region
- Lake Champlain (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Camera-Shy
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Traits
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Form
- Sauropod-like long-necked body
why
a large, dark-colored animal with a long neck, a small head, and a serpentine or humped body
- Serpentine elongated body
why
Eyewitness descriptions of Champ are fairly consistent across the tradition: a large, dark-colored animal with a long neck, a small head, and a serpentine or humped body that breaks the surface in one or more arcs before submerging.
Sight and sound
- Undulating humps break water surface
why
Eyewitness descriptions of Champ are fairly consistent across the tradition: a large, dark-colored animal with a long neck, a small head, and a serpentine or humped body that breaks the surface in one or more arcs before submerging.