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Ogopogo

Also called N'ha-a-itk, Naitaka, Lake demon

Canada's famous lake serpent of Okanagan Lake, BC.

The Syilx people speak of N'ha-a-itk, a powerful spirit of Okanagan Lake who demanded offerings for safe crossing. Settlers reported a long, serpent-like animal from the 1870s, and a 1924 music-hall song gave it the name Ogopogo.

Descriptions are of a dark, 40 to 50 ft serpent with several humps. A statue of Ogopogo stands in Kelowna's City Park.

What witnesses report

  • Several humps in a line
  • A horse- or goat-like head
  • Dark green or black skin

Famous cases

  1. 1968Folden film
    Okanagan Lake, BC

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