Mongolian worm killer. Olgoi-Khorkhoi is a killer worm from the Mongolian Gobi desert. How does a worm kill

Deadly worm olgoi-khorkhoi

Many people claim to have seen them. We are talking about giant worms that can kill at a distance, throwing out deadly poison or battling their prey with an electric discharge on contact. Long time this animal was considered part of Mongolian folklore, but recent expeditions to the desert regions of the southern Gobi seem to have found confirmation that this mysterious creature really exists.

It emerges from large cracks in the ground quite unexpectedly. His unusual view resembles the insides of an animal. On the body of this creature, it is impossible to distinguish any head, mouth or eyes. But still - a living and deadly creature! We are talking about the olgoi-horhoi, the worm of death, an animal that has not yet been studied by science, but left its numerous traces on the path of several expeditions of scientists from the Czech Republic.

This is how it was portrayed by the Belgian artist Peter Dirks

Ivan Makarle, Czech writer and journalist, author of many works on the mysteries of the Earth, was one of those who followed the trail of this mysterious creature, so little known that most cryptozoologists and naturalists still do not consider it to be something real.

In the 1990s Makarle, together with Dr. Jaroslav Prokopets, a specialist in tropical medicine, and cameraman Jiri Skupen, led two expeditions in the footsteps of the Olgoi-Khorkhoi. They did not manage to catch a single specimen of the worm alive, but they received numerous evidence of it. real existence, which even made it possible to carry out a whole program on Czech television called “The Mysterious Monster of the Sands”.

That was not the only attempt to unravel the mystery of the existence of this creature; In the summer of 1996, another group, also Czechs, led by Petr Gorkiy and Mirek Naplava, followed in the footsteps of the Olgoi-Khorkhoi a good part of the Gobi Desert.

In 2003, the deadly worm was searched for by the British Adam Davis and Andrew Sanderson, who head the company Extreme Expeditions. Although none of them managed to catch mysterious monster, collected numerous evidence of its existence.

Olgoi-khorkhoi means "intestinal worm" in Mongolian, and this name indicates its appearance, very similar to intestines, dark red in color, a little more than half a meter in length. locals claim that he is able to kill at a distance, throwing out a caustic poison, as well as in direct contact with the unfortunate victim - with the help of an electric shock.

The Mongolian researcher Dondogizhin Tsevegmid even suggests that there is not one species of this worm, but at least two, since local residents often talk about shar-khorkhoi, a yellow worm.

In one of his books, this scientist mentions the story of a camel driver who met face to face with such shar-horkhoys in the mountains of Tost. Surprised rider. suddenly noticed with horror that yellow worms were climbing out of holes in the ground and crawling towards him. Mad with fear, he rushed to run and then found that almost fifty of these worm-like creatures were trying to surround him. Fortunately, the poor fellow still managed to escape from them.

The isolated position of Mongolia and the policy of its authorities made the fauna of this country practically inaccessible to foreign zoologists, except for Soviet ones, and therefore we know very little about this creature. Nevertheless, in 1926, the American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews told in the book "In the Footsteps of Ancient Man" about his conversation with the Prime Minister of Mongolia, who asked him to catch one Olgoi-Khorkhoi (which he called Allergokhai-Khokhai), because they killed one of the family members of this Eastern dignitary.

Many years later, in 1958, the Soviet science fiction writer, geologist and paleontologist Ivan Efremov returned to the theme of the olgoi-khorkhoi in his book The Road of the Winds. He recounted in it all the information that he had collected on this subject when he took part in geological exploration expeditions in the Gobi from 1946 to 1949. In his book, among other testimonies, Ivan Efremov cites the story of an old Mongol man from the village of Daland-zadgad named Tseven, who claimed that these creatures live 130 km southeast of the Aimak agricultural region. But you can see them in the dunes only in the hottest months of the year, because the rest of the time they are immersed in hibernation. “No one knows what they are, but olgoi-khorkhoy is a horror,” said the old Mongol.

However, another member of those expeditions, a close friend and colleague of I.A. Efremova, Maria Fedorovna Lukyanova, was skeptical about these stories: “Yes, the Mongols told, but I never saw him. Probably, these worms used to be electric ... electrified, and then died out. I saw other worms there - small ones. They do not crawl on the sand, but jump over. Spin and - jump, spin and - jump!

How can one not recall a line from a fantastic story by I.A. Efremov's "Olgoi-khorkhoi", written on the basis of the story of the monster of the sands: "It moved with some kind of convulsive jerks, then bending almost in half, then quickly straightening up." It tells about the death of two Russian explorers from the poison of these creatures. The plot of the story was fictitious, but was based on numerous testimonies of local Mongols about these mysterious creatures inhabiting the sandy areas of the desert.

Many researchers who have studied this evidence and data collected by various expeditions believe that we are talking about an animal completely unknown to science. The zoologist John L. Claudsey-Thompson, one of the specialists in the desert fauna, some features of the Olgoi-Khorkhoi led to the assumption that this is an unknown species of snake, which is clearly related to the vibora mortale australiana, a species of the Oceanian viper. Her appearance is similar to that of a creature from the Gobi desert, and, in addition, she too can kill her victims by spraying poison from a distance.

Another version, defended by the French cryptozoologist Michel Raynal and the Czech Jaroslav Mares, says that the olgoi-khorkhoy may refer to two-legged reptiles that lost their legs during evolution. These reptiles can be red or brown in color, and it is very difficult to distinguish between the head and neck. True, no one has heard that these reptiles were poisonous or had an organ capable of producing an electric current.

Another version admits that we are talking about annelids, which has acquired a special protective function in the desert. It is known that some of these earthworms able to squirt poison in self-defense.

Be that as it may, the Olgoi-Khorkhoy remains a mystery to zoologists, which has not yet received a satisfactory explanation.

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And no matter how many expeditions to the desert have been undertaken, not one of the scientists has ever seen giant worm ka. Long years horhoy was considered a fictional character of ancient Mongolian legends.

However, the attention of researchers was attracted by the fact that all the legends about the giant worm are replete with the same details and facts. Scientists have come to the conclusion that the legends are based on quite probable events. It is possible that in the desert sands Gobi lives an ancient animal that miraculously did not die out.

Word " long" in translation from Mongolian means "large intestine", and " horhoy” translates as “worm”. According to the legends of the Mongols, a half-meter worm lives in the waterless sandy areas of the Gobi Desert. For most of the year, the worm sleeps in a hole he made in sandy soil. The animal crawls to the surface only in summer months when the sun bakes furiously, heating the earth. The Mongols, on pain of death, will not go to the desert in summer: it is believed that olgoy-khorkhoy capable of killing prey from a distance. Throwing out a deadly poison, the monster paralyzes a person or animal.

Today, the giant worm is not heard of. There is an opinion that in the desert Gobi There are several varieties of worms. At least Mongolian legends tell about one more specimen - a yellow worm.
One of the legends of the Mongolian people tells of a poor camel driver who happened to meet with horhoy in a desert Gobi. "He was surrounded by fifty yellow worms, but the driver managed to avoid death, he spurred the animal and rode away."

Some scientists believe that giant worm- this is nothing else, a snake - ocean viper. It is also huge and unattractive. In addition, the viper can kill its prey from a distance, using poison, the vapors of which are deadly poisonous.

According to another version olgoy-khorkhoy- This is an ancient reptile-two-walker, devoid of legs in the course of evolution. The color of this reptile, like the color of the giant worm, is red-brown. They also have a hard time distinguishing their heads. However, these animals cannot kill prey from a distance.


There is another version. according to her, giant monster Gobi desert is an annelids. In the harsh conditions of the desert, he acquired a strong shell and mutated to enormous sizes. Notable cases when desert worm species squirted venom, killing the prey.

No matter how many versions there are, the Olgoi-Khorkhoi is still a mystery to zoologists and terrible monster for the Mongols.

Desert Gobi. Scorching heat, waterless sands. Czech explorer Ivan Matskerle, before taking the next step, carefully looks at his feet. He is looking for signs that under the monotonous surface of dunes and hollows that barely noticeably change their shape, a hostile creature is lurking, ready at any moment to deliver a mortal blow, spewing a stream of poisonous acid. This creature is so secretive that there is not a single reliable photograph, not a single material evidence of its vital activity. But the locals are firmly convinced: "Olgoi-Khorkhoi", Mongolian killer worm exists, he hides in these sands, waiting for the next victim

The general public first became aware of the deadly worm from the book “In the footsteps of an ancient man” published in 1926. It was written by American paleontologist Professor Roy Chapman Andrews, who apparently served as the prototype for the popular movie character Indiana Jones. However, Andrews himself was not convinced of the reality of the Olgoi-Khorkhoi. According to him, "none of the local storytellers saw the worm with their own eyes, although they were all firmly convinced of its existence and described it in great detail."

In 2005, a group of British cryptozoologists set off in search of a deadly creature in the Gobi Desert. During the whole month of their stay there, they heard many horrific stories about this monster, but no one was able to prove that he had encountered him himself. Nevertheless, the researchers came to the conclusion that the "Olgoi-Khorkhoy" is still not an invention, but real being. Team leader Richard Freeman stated that all the narrators described him in the same way: a red-brown snake-like worm about 60 long and 5 centimeters thick, and it was impossible to determine where his head was and where his tail was.

Now Ivan Matskerle, an amateur cryptozoologist, is looking for the Mongolian worm, who travels around the world, trying to find scientific evidence the existence of mysterious inhabitants of our planet like the Loch Ness monster and other similar curiosities.

Ivan Matskerle is watching

According to Matskerle in an interview with Czech radio, as a child, he read a story by Russian writer and paleontologist Ivan Efremov about a worm almost as long as a man living in Mongolia, who kills his victims at a distance using either poison or an electric discharge. "I thought it was just science fiction, says Mackerle. - But a student from Mongolia studied in the same group with me at the university. I asked him: “Have you heard anything about “Olgoi-Khorkhoy”?” I assumed that he would laugh back and say that it was all nonsense. However, he moved closer to me, as if sharing big secret, and in an undertone said: “Of course, I heard. It's an amazing creation."

Here is what else Ivan Matskerle said in his interview: “There, in Mongolia, a strange thing happened to me. We thought about how to lure the worm out of the sand and record it on camera. The idea was born to scare him with an explosion. I remember how we illegally smuggled explosives through Russia, hoping that ground vibrations would make him show, but nothing came of it. Then I had a dream that I see "Olgoy-Khorkhoy", that he crawled out of the sand. I understand that I am in danger, I try to run away, but I run very slowly, you know how it happens in a dream. And the worm suddenly jumps up and jumps on my back. I felt a terrible pain in my back, screamed and woke up from it. I realized that I was in a tent. But the pain didn't go away. A friend pulled up my T-shirt and shone a flashlight on my back. You have something similar to “Olgoi-Khorkhoy” there, he says. On my back, along the spine, I had a bruise, there was subcutaneous bleeding, as I was told. The next day I had bruises all over my body, heart problems started. I had to leave quickly. Since then, my friends have scolded me for not carrying any talisman with me, protection from evil forces.

So does the Mongolian killer worm exist or not? The belief of local residents in its reality makes more and more new explorers and adventurers go in search of it. Maybe you will join them too? Then you should remember: when wandering through the Gobi Desert, in no case do not wear clothes yellow color. It is believed that this color excites the "olgoy-khorkhoy" and makes him send his deadly charge to an unsuspecting victim. So now you are forewarned, which means you are armed. Happy hunting!

If you happened to read fantasy novel"Dune" by F. Herbert, then you know such a character as Shai-Hulud. It is a giant sandworm capable of absorbing not only people, but also vehicles. Who would have thought that an analogue of such a creature is found on our planet?

Any Mongol will tell you that the dangerous worm Olgoi-Khorkhoi exists, but so far no one has managed to catch it. The search for this "sausage stump" in the Gobi desert has been going on for several decades, but the result is still zero. What kind of creature is this, which, according to rumors, kills its victim with an electric discharge or a poisonous jet?

Kills from afar

The story of the writer and scientist I. Efremov "Olgoi-Khorkhoy" tells about a strange and mysterious animal, whose homeland was the Gobi desert. His appearance this work of nature resembles a piece of thick sausage, one meter long. Both of its ends are equally blunt, it is impossible to see the eye or mouth, as well as determine where the head is and where the tail is. This fat, writhing worm only causes disgust.

In the 70s, the story of I. Efremov was perceived by most readers as fantastic. But after some time, many residents of Mongolia started talking about the existence of Olgoi-Khorkhoi. There were rumors that this creature is capable of killing its prey from a distance. Olgoi-Khorkhoy is translated into Russian as "intestinal worm", and it must be said that the mysterious animal really resembles a fragment of the large intestine.

According to some eyewitnesses, the worm produces, others claim that it strikes its opponent with a high-power electric discharge. Even a hardy camel cannot withstand such an attack, and dies on the spot.

There is another type of worm, which is distinguished by a yellow color. The Mongols call her Shar-Khorkhoy. According to eyewitnesses, these creatures become especially active in the summer heat, they spend the rest of their lives in holes.

First evidence of a killer worm

History of this unusual creature has its roots in the distant past. One could read about it in the stories of our compatriot N. Przhevalsky, and N. Roerich did not leave the worm without attention. Traveling in Tibet, the latter made acquaintance with a lama (this title is given to local religious figures). Lama told Roerich that in his youth he was a member of a caravan sent to study at a local university.

Some of the young people traveled on short Mongolian horses, the rest on camels. Once, after stopping for the night, an incomprehensible chirp was heard, followed by human screams. The Lama looked around and noticed that the camp was surrounded by incomprehensible blue lights. An exclamation was heard: “Olgoi-Khorkhoi!”. People rushed in all directions, some fell dead for no reason.

In 1926, the American writer and scientist R. C. Andrews published a book entitled "In the Footsteps of Ancient Man." And that's when the killer worm became widely known. The American paleontologist heard about the existence of this mystery of nature even before the start of the trip from the Mongolian leaders who issued him permission to travel. He was warned of the danger and asked, if the opportunity presented itself, to catch and bring back a specimen of this animal.

The American promised to comply with the request, while observing all necessary measures precautions. However, he did not believe in the veracity of the story he heard. Unfortunately, the scientist failed to find the worm, but he described it in his work. After that, the worm Olgoy Khorkhoy gained worldwide fame.

How does a worm kill

So how does this fiend kill its victim? Usually we are talking about poison, but the possibility of the worm generating electrical discharges of high power should not be ruled out. The locals have an interesting story to tell...

At the end of the last century, Western geologists carried out work in Mongolia. One of the researchers stuck a metal rod into the sand, then his body convulsed, and at the same moment. A moment later, an eerie worm emerged from the sand. There is no doubt that the death of the geologist came from an electrical discharge that passed through the metal.

Apparently, the desert-dwelling Olgoi-Khorkhoi is capable of killing with both poison and electric shock. Such deadly activity is not hunting or sustenance for him. This is just a way of protection, carried out without warning.

Olgoi-Khorkhoi was never caught

Attempts to catch the intestinal worm have been made many times. In the middle of the last century, the scientist American descent A. Nisbet decided to find the creeping villain by all means. It took several years to obtain permission for the expedition from the Mongolian authorities. In two jeeps, American explorers rushed into the desert and quickly disappeared.

At the request of the American government, the search for an unsuccessful expedition began. dead scientists were found in a remote area, their bodies were located near cars that were in good condition. The cause of death of the researchers has not been established.

There is an assumption that scientists stumbled upon a cluster of worms, and they went on the attack. Recall that the cars are in excellent condition, the property remained in place, there were no notes with complaints of illness or lack of water. Most likely, death came instantly - it is with such a speed that the intestinal worm kills.

In the 90s of the last century, Czech specialists were engaged in the search for a mysterious creature. The object of research itself was not found, but it was possible to collect necessary material, proving the reality of the existence of Olgoi-Khorhoi.

Members of the Russian expedition caught a small yellow worm, presumably a calf. Around the mouth opening, he had several paws, with the help of which Olgoy Khorkhoy instantly buried himself in the sand.

In the desert regions of the Gobi lives the "hero" of Mongolian folk tales - a giant worm, resembling the insides of an animal in its appearance. Neither the eyes nor the head at all can be distinguished on his ugly body. The Mongols call this creature "Olgoi-Khorkhoi" and are most afraid of meeting him. Since none of the scientists had a chance to see (let alone photograph) the Olgoi-Khorkhoi, this mysterious inhabitant of the Mongolian deserts long years was considered a fictional monster, a purely folklore character ...

At the beginning of the last century, researchers were interested in the fact that legends about the Olgoi-Khorkhoi in Mongolia can be heard everywhere. At the same time, in various parts of the country, they sound almost the same and are decorated with the same details. Scientists have concluded that the ancient legends are true and that strange things live in the sands of the Gobi. known to science creature. Perhaps this is a surviving representative of a long-extinct earthly "population" ...

The Mongolian word "olgoy" means in Russian "colon", and "khorkhoy" - a worm. Traditions say that these half-meter worms live in waterless and inaccessible areas of the desert and most they spend their time in hibernation - in holes that they make in the sands. These creatures get to the surface only in the hottest summer months - and then woe to the people who met them on the way. The olgoy-khorkhoy easily kills its prey from a decent distance by shooting at it deadly poison, or strikes on contact with an electric discharge. In a word, it is impossible to leave him alive ...

The policy of the Mongolian authorities, as well as the isolated position of this country, made its fauna inaccessible to all foreign zoologists. For this simple reason, the scientific community knows practically nothing about the terrible olgoi-khorkhoi. However, in the book of the American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews "In the footsteps ancient man» (1926) tells about the author's conversation with the Mongolian Prime Minister. He asked Andrews to catch the olgoi-khorkhoi. At the same time, the minister pursued personal goals: one of his family members was once killed by desert worms. However, the American researcher failed to even see the mysterious worm...

Fantast and scientist Ivan Efremov and Olgoy-Khorkhoy

In 1958 Soviet geologist, well-known paleontologist and even more famous writer in the USSR Ivan Efremov, in a book called “The Road of the Winds”, published information on the Olgoi-Khorkhoi, which he collected during expeditions to the Gobi Desert (1946-1949).

Among other evidence, the author cites the story of the Mongolian old man Tseven, a resident of the village of Dalandzadgad, who claimed that the Olgoi-Khorkhoi live 130 km southeast of the Aimak region. Tseven spoke with horror about these disgusting and terrible creatures. Efremov used these stories when writing a fantastic story, which was originally called “Olgoi-Khorkhoi”. The story told how two Russian researchers died from the poison of giant worms. Despite the fact that the work was entirely fictional, it was based solely on Mongolian folklore.

Not a single researcher was lucky enough to see the creepy Olgoi-Khorkhoi

The next person to “hunt down” the desert monster was the Czech journalist and writer, author of a number of works about the intriguing mysteries of the Earth, Ivan Makarle. In the 90s of the last century, he, accompanied by Dr. Yaroslav Prokopets, a specialist in tropical medicine, and cameraman Jiri Skupen, conducted two research expeditions to the most remote corners of the Gobi. It was also not possible to catch a live worm then, however, evidence of its real existence was obtained. There was so much of this evidence that Czech researchers made and launched a television program about " Mysterious monster Mongolian sands.

The next attempt to unravel the mystery of the Olgoi-Khorkhoy in 1996. undertaken by another group of Czech researchers led by Petr Gorky and Mirek Naplava. Scientists have followed in the footsteps of the sand monster a significant part of the desert, but, alas, also to no avail.

Olgoi-Khorkhoy remains an unsolved mystery

Today you rarely hear about the Mongolian giant worm; only local researchers are involved in solving this cryptozoological puzzle. One of them - Dondogizhin Tsevegmid - suggests that there are two varieties of the worm. He was again prompted to a similar conclusion by folk legends, which also speak of the so-called shar-khorkhoi - already a yellow worm.

In his book, the scientist cites a story about a camel driver who met such Shar-Khorkhoys in the mountains. The driver saw a lot of yellow worms crawl out of the ground and crawl towards him. The unfortunate man rushed away in horror and managed to save himself ...

So, today, researchers of this phenomenon are of the opinion that the legendary Olgoi-Khorkhoy is a real creature completely unknown to science. Quite convincing is the version that we are talking about an annelids, which in harsh conditions Mongolian desert has adapted well, having acquired a special, simply unique protective skin. By the way, some of these worms can spray poison for self-defense ...

However, Olgoi-Khorkhoy is an absolute zoological mystery that has not yet received a single acceptable explanation. Although there is something fantastic in all this ...