This mysterious creature was washed ashore by Hurricane Harvey

If you were caught in the strong gale force winds that wreaked havoc in Durban this past weekend, when you woke up on Sunday morning you would have found strange things that were blown in from the winds and storm.

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Some of the normal things to find on your property after bad weather could include debris, fallen down trees or even your kid's lost toy animal. But one beachgoer was surprised when she saw this while walking on a beach in Texas.

After the devastating Hurricane Harvey that ripped through parts of the United States, Twitter user @Prettalina took to the Twittersphere to post a picture of a very strange and weird looking creature.

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Some have said that it could have been a fangtooth snake-eel, which is a tropical eel commonly found in the western Atlantic Ocean. Whatever it is, its sharp teeth and strange skin is mesmerizing, yet oddly mysterious.