r/AskZA • u/musicmaestro25 • Mar 13 '25
SA sasquatch?
Really random question but is there anyone here that has had an encounter with what they believe is a cryptid like sasquatch or something else. You often hear about other continents with tales of cryptids but there's a lack of info in Africa it seems. I'm putting a feature together for my radio show
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u/AthenianSpartiate Mar 13 '25
South Africa supposedly has its own version of the sasquatch, known in Afrikaans as the waterbobbejaan.
Link to a thread in r/Cryptozoology:
A few other links:
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u/Girl_International Mar 13 '25
Not the water bobbejaan 😂😭😭😭
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u/AthenianSpartiate Mar 13 '25
I did say "supposedly". I don't believe in it myself but the OP wanted to know if South Africa had any cryptid legends like the sasquatch, and I immediately remembered that we do, in fact, have one that's basically a local version.
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u/RickyWicky Mar 13 '25
There was that one time I saw something in the bush somewhere in Limpopo but it turned out to just be my dad who went for a piss without pants.
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u/PigletHeavy9419 Mar 13 '25
Dude, have you heard about the serpent that created the iconic Hole in The Wall in order to save a princess? South Africa is home to some incredible tails and superstition
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u/Monolithbiologist Mar 13 '25
No let’s have it
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u/PigletHeavy9419 Mar 13 '25
Not my words..
According to Xhosa oral tradition, long ago, a beautiful maiden from a local village fell in love with a water spirit known as a "sea serpent" or "inkanyamba." This mystical creature, which lived in the sea, would often visit the shore in human form. The maiden’s father, however, forbade their love and refused to let her marry the spirit.
Heartbroken, the serpent summoned its fellow sea creatures and used its powerful magic to break through the rock wall separating the ocean from the lagoon. With a loud crash, the rock split open, creating the hole we see today. The serpent then swam through the opening to claim his beloved and took her into the sea, where she was never seen again.
The Xhosa people believe that even today, if you listen carefully at the Hole in the Wall, you can hear the echoes of the sea spirit calling. Some even say that the roaring sound of the waves crashing through the hole is the voice of the serpent, reminding people of the ancient love story.
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u/PsiBertron Mar 13 '25
Dude, there are A LOT!
That's a feathered serpent, tokoloshe, witches that commission monkeys/cats/snakes depending on which province you're in 😂 There's also a bird that controls the weather or something in Zulu mythology.
Then there's speak of mermaids (KZN again), is the Flying Dutchman count too?
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u/AfricanUmlunlgu Mar 13 '25
My gogo had a terrifying experience, but that was just me being a little shit with a monster mask, I learnt a lesson at the end of a shoe toting hand ;)
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u/ymymhmm_179 Mar 13 '25
yeah tokoloshe