Bizarre Sea Creature With Needle-Like Teeth Washes Ashore In US, Internet Baffled

Since being shared, social media post has gone viral and several users commented, speculating as to what it could be.

A bizarre-looking rotting sea creature has been found washed up on a coast in the United States. 

The pictures posted on Reddit by user Kristine Tillotson shows an animal with needle-like teeth, lying dead on a stack of rocks. Parts of its body are peeling away, as it appears to be decomposing. In the caption, Ms Tillotson asked for help in identifying the creature and informed that she came across the animal at Mill Beach in Brookings, Oregon.  

Since being shared, social media post has gone viral. Several users commented on the pictures, speculating as to what it could be. One user wrote, “I think that is called Aaaaagh!!” Another user speculated that it might be a wolf eel - a species that lives across the North Pacific.