A Google Maps find is causing a stir online. Because what is meandering off the coast of France is gigantic. We’ll tell you what’s behind the giant snake.
A giant snake threatens the French commune of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins. (Source: Google Maps/Maxar Technologies, map data 2022)
A monstrous find is circulating on Google Maps.
The skeleton of a giant snake can be seen off the coast of France.
But this need not worry you.
If you have a snake phobia, you should not necessarily go on holiday to the French municipality of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins. A look at Google Maps already shows this.
If you enter the coordinates 47.26788765634558, -2.170786978926952 and activate the satellite view, you will discover a primeval monster right off the coast. The skeleton of a giant snake rises out of the water here.
But don’t worry, the object called Serpent d’Océan is not a fossil, but an art installation. It comes from the Chinese-French artist Huang Yong Ping.
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These traces of a sandworm in the Sahara are of similar origin. Whereas there is no art object hidden behind this huge dragonfly in front of Seattle.
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No, these are not giant jellyfish, but something completely different. (Source: Google Maps / Maxar Technologies, USDA Farm Service Agency) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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From the air, the “Badlands Guardian” in Canada looks like an ancient warrior. (Source: Google Maps / Airbus, Maxar Technologies, S. Alberta MD’s and Counties) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen
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Has a giant sandworm left its mark here? Probably not – the tracks are man-made. It is an artwork called “Desert Breath”. (Source: Google Maps / CNES / Airbus, Maxar Technologies) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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A Morse code has been painted on the street in front of the Resistance Museum in Oslo. (Source: Google Maps / Maxar Technologies) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen
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Drone or artwork? This aerial photo from Google Maps is causing wild discussions on Reddit. (Source: Google Maps / Bluesky, Maxar Technologies, Sanborn) [Auf einer Seite anzeigen | Als Story anzeigen]
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Fun fact: There is no such big snake as the more than 50 meter long Serpent d’Océan. Titanoboa is the largest snake said to have ever walked the earth. Researchers estimate their size to be up to 13 meters. It has been considered extinct since the Paleocene. The anaconda is currently the largest snake in the world. It reaches a length of up to 9 meters.
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