But experts are less convinced. Is this Congo cryptid really on the frontiers of science, or merely a wartime illusion? According to experts, there's no scientific evidence that a 50-foot snake exists ...

In 1959, Colonel Remy Van Lierde of the Belgian Royal Air Force was on helicopter patrol. He had flown in over 400 missions, his eyes trained to spot friend and foe below. That skillset that would ...

In 2023, a video boasting a similar claim about a 50-foot snake living in the Congo went viral on social media and was debunked by Reuters. The Associated Press contributed reporting.