Google Maps helps us come across a bunch of bizarre, never-seen-before stuff and this one definitely takes the cake. Someone spotted a huge ‘snake skeleton in France and the video is now going viral on social media.
According to the Independent, a TikTok account called @googlemapsfun shares videos of things they have found while exploring Google Maps. On March 24, the account shared a video of a giant snake-like object found off the coast of France.
“Somewhere in France, we can see something giant you can only see with satellites, hidden on Google Earth,” the account states. “Users believe this to be a giant snake. It’s about 30 metres long and bigger than any snake caught before.”
According to the account, the snake skeleton could be that of the extinct Titanoboa – a genus of extremely large snakes.
The video has amassed more than 2 million views on TikTok, and there is definitely a snake-like object that can be spotted on Google Maps. However, that’s not it. Sometimes things are not what they look like.
An investigation done by Snopes discovered that the ‘snake skeleton’ is actually a ‘large, metallic sculpture that’s known as Le Serpent d’Ocean.”
The sculpture is located on the west coast of France and measures a whopping 425 feet.
Le Serpent d’Ocean was unveiled in 2012 as part of the Estuaire art exhibition. It was created by Chinese-French artist Huang Yong Ping, reports Atlas Obscura.
So, the ‘snake skeleton’ spotted on Google Maps is actually an artwork.
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