Marrul
Also known as: Great Murray Serpent, Mindai
A giant serpent of the Australian interior, thick as a tree trunk, still reported near remote waterholes.
Ancient Aboriginal oral tradition
Inland Australia (Queensland, NT, western NSW)
20-40 ft long
Ambush predator
Unconfirmed
The Lore
The Marrul is a giant snake reported by Aboriginal communities across inland Australia, particularly in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and western New South Wales. Described as 20-40 feet long and as thick as a telegraph pole, it inhabits deep waterholes, billabongs, and river bends. Aboriginal oral tradition treats it as an ancient, enduring presence connected to the Rainbow Serpent creation stories. European settlers in the 1800s and 1900s reported massive snake tracks and sightings that exceeded any known Australian python. Australia's fossil record includes Wonambi naracoortensis, a 15-foot constrictor that survived until roughly 50,000 years ago, raising the question of how recently giant snakes actually lived on the continent.
Notable Witnesses
- Aboriginal elders of western Queensland
- Various 19th-century settlers
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