Minhocao
Also known as: Giant Earthworm, Big Earthworm of Brazil
Entire sections of Brazilian forest have collapsed into tunnels dug by something impossibly large.
1877
Southern Brazil
50-75 feet long
Reclusive
Unverified
The Lore
The Minhocao is a massive burrowing creature reported across southern Brazil since the 1800s. Described as a worm or serpent up to 75 feet long with black skin, it supposedly creates enormous trenches and diverts rivers. German naturalist Fritz Muller documented local accounts in 1877. Some researchers speculate it could be a surviving species of giant caecilian or glyptodont.
Body Type
Folklore Origin
Notable Witnesses
- Fritz Muller
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