The Graboids from "Tremors" are REAL???

Today has been a day that gave me some entertainment. It was a MONSOON in Louisville for some reason. SIX INCHES IN 75 MINUTES. That may not seem like a lot for some places but here, we almost had to call Noah to come pick us up on the Arc. However, you already know there is never a day that passes that I am not entertained in some form or another. So what is on the agenda for today?

If any of you have ever seen the movie, "Tremors", the you know all about the 'Graboids', the huge worm, sand snake type creatures that lived underground and ate animals and people alike from beneath. I happened to be flipping through TV channels and came across the movie "Tremors". I remembered that I enjoyed this movie even though it was cheesy. As I'm watching, I'm reading news online and I see an article about 'Giant Killer Worms'. My movie and my article are inexplicably linked.











It turns out that the Giant killer sand worms from the "Tremors" movies are an exaggeration of creatures that actually exist. It is really called the 'Mongolian Death Worm' and can be found in the sands of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Asia. The locals call it "Olghoi Kharkhoi" or rather they don't. "Olghoi" mean large intenstine and "Kharkhoi" means worm, so quite literally "Large Intestine Worm". I say that because they are so afraid of it, the mere mention of its name is thought to bring the person who says it bad luck. It is said to kill and eat livestock, goats, camels and humans. It is reported to be between 2 - 5 feet in length, a rich orangish to bright red color with teeth and pinschers around its head. It has also been reported that it kills by spraying its victims at a distance with a yellowish venom like substance that has been said to be acid. If a victim gets too close to the worm, it has also been reported that the worm has the ability to shock its victim like an electric eel.









Even though reports of this creature have been around since the early 1920's, no one who lives in the area actually claims to have seen one, PERSONALLY. Many know of family members and people that they have known who were killed by them, but say that they people who saw these creatures too closely are no longer with us. Speculation about this creature came up again when this creature (below) washed up on shores of New Zealand. Could it be the long rumored Mongolian Death Worm? Only time will tell. Interesting, indeed.











Well until next time....
R. Steed (Big Goldie)
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