The Loch Ness monster also has a Romanian "brother" that lives in Lake Tarnița, in the Western Carpathians. In Romania, a few years ago, a photograph of the "Tarnica monster", which was accidentally taken by local tourists in the surrounding mountains, became popular.
“At first it seemed to us like a big tree, nailed to the shore by a wave,” says one of the eyewitnesses. - We calmly continued our descent along a rather steep slope. When it was quite a bit to the water, I threw a casual glance in the direction of the "log" and was numb; it turned out to be the size of a whale.
The huge head and part of the body were clearly visible, small waves were coming through the water from the movements of the tail. The monster's mouth resembled a car hood, it could easily swallow a person or an animal, and its eyes, the size of machine headlights, seemed to phosphoresize in the water column. The silent scene lasted a few seconds, then I pulled out my Canon and managed to take a few pictures, until the monster disappeared into the depths of the lake."
The lucky one to capture the "monster" was a 15-year-old resident of Cluj, Victor Borogine. Because of the rush, only two successful shots were obtained, but in one of them the monster is still captured the way the schoolchildren saw it - in all its glory and power.
Unfortunately, these images could not be found online.
Lake Tarnitsa is located 50 kilometers west of the Romanian city of Cluj. It is very deep - “bottomless,” as the old people say, - and stretches for 5 km in length and 1 km in width.
According to its topographic data, the reservoir is very reminiscent of the Scottish Loch Ness, famous for its either a snake, or a relic dinosaur that supposedly survived all times and eras, and adapted to modern conditions.
The fishermen here have preserved an almost pagan custom. After successful fishing, they always return a few fish from the catch back into the water. As they say, a sacrifice to the Dragon, so that next time it does not interfere with a good bite.
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In summer, when young people come from cities to nearby villages, superstitious old people will not fail to warn their grandchildren and granddaughters that swimming in the lake is unsafe, you can “disturb” the water snake.