Mamlambo design 1

Mamlambo

A very interesting cryptid. this is the first version of how i think i see this creature.

The plan is to make a large painting about this cryptid in a storm in the water in african settings. But than i have to think a lot more about the creature itself.

i love the horsehead part, often described as bulky. so the decision to make the head more horselike than snakelike was easily made.

There was not much to find about the colours. so i think i will make it a bit exotic, but not to much.

and I am not sure whether to add hair or fins on the neck or not. or make it a bit more fishlike. Maybe make it more scaled like a carp.

short description: (fishlike creature with horsehead)
bulky (horse)head, 4 stumpy legs, about 20 meters in length, fishtail, brainsucking&eye eating watercreature that appears mostly during stormy weather.


what do you think?? i would really appreciate some input.

- how do you like the shape
- is his anatomy believable
- does it need hair somewhere ? or fins.
- do you have additional information about Mamlambo? i would love to hear it.



The mamlambo is a cryptid which supposedly lives in the Mzintlava River near Mount Ayliff in South Africa. It is also known as "the brain sucker" and has been reported to have killed at least 7-9 people who crossed the Mzintlava River but there is no evidence as to if they were killed by this creature. It is unknown what type of animal Mamlambo is, or if it is an actual animal. Villagers of the area claim that is has the torso of a horse and the lower body of a fish, as well as the neck of a snake. According to legend, the Mamlambo often appears during lightning storms (it is said that the Mamlambo may be attracted to lightning).

this is a beast from Xhosa tribal mythology which is said to live in rivers and, if caught, provide great wealth.
info found here cryptozoology and [link]