'Alien' with sharp teeth washes up on beach 'like something from horror film'
![The gruesome creature washed up on the paradise island of Ko Lanta in Thailand (Image: Credit: Pen News/Anat Primo)](/upload/news/2023/05/24/54900.jpg)
The gruesome remains of a creature "like something out of a horror movie" have been found washed up on a paradise island.
Baffled Anat Primo was strolling along the beach in Ko Lanta, Thailand, when she spotted the bizarre remains with its sharp teeth bared.
She said: "I was just taking a walk around sunset time with my dog and I just saw it lying on the sand.
"I was amazed, I couldn't believe what I saw and I kept staring at it for a good 10 minutes.
"At the time I had absolutely no idea what that was.
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"To me it looked like an alien or something out of a horror movie. The pictures talk for themselves I think."
In Anat's photos, the creature has jaws bristling with pointy teeth, with another possible tooth visible deeper inside the mouth.
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Its leathery body has no discernible fins, arms or legs, and few identifying features.
There are, however, some holes to be seen - including one that might have been an eye socket in life.
Anat, who lives in Chiang Mai but is originally from Israel, said: "It actually looked in much better condition when I found it a day before, but that time I didn't have my phone with me.
"When I came back the day after I took all the photos. It was about 70 to 80cm long.
!['Alien' with sharp teeth washes up on beach 'like something from horror film'](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article30064035.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_PAY-PNBIGTEETH03.jpg)
"I touched it with a stick to turn it over - I wanted to see what the other side looked like. It was surprisingly heavy."
Looking for answers, the 45-year-old shared her photos with a local Facebook page.
One person suggested it was a snake; another said a type of fish.
But others thought that the jaws-within-jaws offered a clue.
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Moray eels have a second set of jaws within their throat - and when a fish is caught within the main jaws - this second set launches forwards, dragging the prey back to be swallowed.
One person commented: "It's a giant moray eel, and it looks like it died getting its prey stuck in its throat or something.
"It looks like spines sticking out of its throat - you can see the 'canine' teeth of their second jaws in there as well."
Giant moray eels are typically found in Indo-Pacific waters, and are known to be common in the seas off Thailand.
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