(CBS) – A video which allegedly captured the Loch Ness monster of Iceland – better known as the Lagarfljot river worm — has quickly become an Internet sensation. VIDEO

The footage, taken by local resident Hjortur Kjerulf and published on Icelandic broadcaster RUV’s webpage, shows what looks like a creature swimming into the stream of the river with a winding and twisting motion.

The Lagarfljot river worm is well known in Icelandic folklore, first mentioned in 1345.

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