The bewildering Loch Ness monster-like creature in China

The creature that lifted its head on the surface of the lake of China and disappeared suddenly afterwards made many people confused.

In the video that attracted more than 5 million views, it appeared on Chinese social networks, a creature that created numerous ripples on the lake surface in Laping County, Yunnan Province in the southwest of the country, August 7 reported.

Strange creatures appear in the lake in Yunnan Province, China.(Video: Mirror).

The creature revealed a head when raised but quickly disappeared under the water immediately afterwards. Many video viewers are bewildered and call this creature " Chinese Loch Ness monster ".

Witnesses claim that the animal has a very large body, but they cannot verify it because it dives into the lake so quickly. Many people rushed to the edge of the lake hoping to see the animal again.

Local authorities are investigating the incident to refute rumors of monsters living in the water, making people nervous.

Some residents believe that the creature may be a Chinese crocodile (Alligator sinensis) . However, reptiles of this endangered animal group only live in eastern China in the Changjiang tributaries.

Many people watch the video and call this creature "Chinese Loch Ness monster".(Photo taken from the clip).

An official said the ripples and the protruding head of the video creature were in fact just bags of balls bobbing in the middle of the water, but this hypothesis made many skeptics.

The Loch Ness Monster (Nessie) is an unidentified animal or group of creatures, believed to live in Lake Ness, the deepest freshwater lake at 230m, near Inverness, Scotland. Nessie is often described as having a large body and a long neck. Most experts and scientists believe that the evidence of Nessie is not really convincing, which can be deceptive or misleading when observing creatures and natural phenomena.