Tizheruk Sea Wolf

Tizheruk In mythology, the Tizheruk are large, snake-like sea creatures that are believed to roam Alaska's waters. They are described as having a head 7 feet long with a tail ending in a flipper, for a total of 12 to 15 feet long. Tizheruk were said to snatch people from docks and piers.

I'm sure not one of them accidentally fell in, because the docks never get iced over and slippery. Maybe the next time I'm down at the docks in Seward and find myself haphazardly sliding down the ramps on the ice, I'll blame the Tizheruk instead of my own clumsiness.

The Tizheruk have some similarities to the Haietlik, or "Lightning Snakes," occasionally associated with the Thunderbird of Southeast Alaska and Pacific Northwest native cultures. Once the Thunderbird spotted a killer whale, it would launch Haietlik as living weapons by throwing them from the skies like lightning.