Gobi Desert, Mongolia (cryptozoological legend)

The Mongolian Death Worm

Folklore — not a documented case

Beneath the sands of the Gobi Desert, a red worm-like creature is said to spit poison or deliver electric shocks. Despite many expeditions, it has never been found.

The Gobi Desert, stretching from southern Mongolia into northern China, is one of the largest deserts in Asia. Among nomadic herders in this harsh land, stories have been told for centuries of a creature called 'olgoi-khorkhoi', 'intestine worm' in Mongolian, known in the West as the Mongolian death worm.

The stories in this section are folk tales and legends; they are not verified, real events and should not be confused with the rest of the archive.

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