Strange Creature Swims in Sealed West Virginia House Coal Mine Re-Opened After 90 Years of Non-Use
Strange Creature Swims in Sealed West Virginia House Coal Mine Re-Opened After 90 Years of Non-Use
[jump to 6:54 to 7:10 of the video (bottom of screen) to see the strange creature in the sealed off mine, and close ups of the creature beginning at 8:40]
Two house coal mines located within 10 yards of each other on the right side of Middle Run in Guardian, Webster County, West Virginia were last used sometime prior to 1931. Several hours of excavation revealed the interior of these small mines. In the larger of the two house coal mines, a strange red-colored creature (about 16 inches long) can be seen swimming in the water on the floor of the mine. Is it a “waterdog”? This mine has been sealed off by collapse and mud for over half a century, leading one to wonder how this creature survives in the mine; how did it get in? what does it feed on?
UPDATE 3-13-2022: When I titled this video, I did not know what the creature was, particularly given its unusual length and because of its discovery in an apparently sealed up mine. After nearly 485 comments on this video, the majority consensus is that the creature is a type of salamander. Some call it a lizard, a hellbender, a muddog, a mudpuppy, a newt, a cave salamander, skink, etc., etc. etc. Some don’t like the title and some don’t like it that they watched 8-9 minutes just to see a salamander (even though from day one, I posted time links to the creature at the beginning of this video description to save you time). Look at any of the other 500 plus videos on this channel and you will see they are titled without any intent of deception, and there was no intent to mislead on this video as well. If you don’t like it, click the dislike, quit watching it, and quit commenting because YouTube’s algorithm will keep suggesting the video to others the longer you watch and the more you comment [ By the way, thanks for that! LOL]. I’ve posted all the comments except where commenters used excessive profane language and/or attacked other commenters or myself personally.
THEY CALL THAT A SALAMANDER VERY DANGEROUS .
Bless your relatives and anyone who did that type of work. My Father was born in 1908 and people now don’t realize what type of work people did and how hard they worked at other jobs back in the day JUST to survive from day to day, not like Today’s ‘whiners’ who get a lifetime of welfare, food stamps, etc.
Those are gorgeous!
History is amazing
Water dog. Sold em as fish bait outside Flagstaff in 83
That is known as a ‘buterguppe’. A German word for salamander that dwells in abandoned coal mines.
I did all this for a salamander…
I thought it was gonna be a creature such as the creature from the black lagoon but nope… just a red salamander lol 🤦🏻
I think from the size and color it may have been a spring salamander
It looks like a salamander.
Thats mud salamander
Could either be a salamander or mud puppy.
why did the close the mines down
i was expecting a shadowy figure but i got a cute lil lizard and im not even mad
Awesome vid dude , first time I have ever seen one of those before and it was worth the wait to see it even though there are time stamps .
Lived a life with no birds or large mouth. He is pretty fat and sassy id say lol
Charmander
If a Salamanders "strange" sure.
baby salmander/hellbender, how ever the red color seem different
Also look for abagootchie.. where man sperm went on fish eggs and WIERD stuff in UPSHUR water WV
That’s just a lizard had a few jump out at me in the mines that hasn’t been entered since 1911
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That is a salamander, since it’s a bright color it could be toxic, not its bite but it’s skin. Not sure what species but the toxicity in most salamanders isn’t enough to kill a human, just cause irritation. A message to anyone who reads this comment, wash your hands after if you do decide to pick one up
Salamander? Cool area though
Cool video, seeing a mud puppy that big is pretty rare. They’re sensitive to water quality and die off if you so much as fart up stream of them.
Mumble mumble mumble
I wonder if it’s a hell bender
Be safe , for the creature
Caution because humans r everywhere 😞🌎
We would catch these in Camp Blanton KY as a kid.
It’s just a salamander. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGh1uzAM88Q
What a beautiful salamander
Ummm…is it just me or is that one big friggin salamander?
It’s an amphibian.
just a little fella
Salamanders are cute and harmless , they just do their thing and keep the insect population down
. . . MY GOD
. . . RUN AWAY ! ! !
Salamander
First real evidence I’ve seen of an under ground monster more than likely came from outher space millions of years ago and quite possibly on first name basis with the Loch Ness monster. And probably is hungry so keep well back until you know more about the beast
I’d call in Ernie the turtle man to catch the critter . ,👍😁
I’m going to say it looks like a salamander
What folks around here call a "water-dog".
Lizzard
Lmao issa skink
Mud puppy
That creature is called a salamander, nectarus, mudpuppy, hellbender or axelotle..It’s a member of the frog family, known as Amphibians. It is a tetrapod chordate member of Vertebrata. Don’t throw rocks at it ok?
That’s cute!
Awwww, what a cute little guy! Actually, big guy… I definitely agree it is a salamander of some sort. How amazing it is there. How did the little guy get in? One wonders if there are more? How marvelous that life finds a way…
Pump the water out see what’s in there
It’s a salamander. That’s not strange at all.
That Salamander, at least that’s what I thought it was, is really cool 😊
The creature is called a Salamander