Mongolian Death Worm modern expedition reports

Record summary

The Mongolian Death Worm, or olgoi-khorkhoi, is a desert creature tradition recorded in Western cryptozoological literature and revisited by modern investigators during the 1990s and 2000s. Accounts attribute lethal venom, electricity, or corrosive abilities to a large worm-like animal, but descriptions vary and may reflect translated folklore, sensational literature, or ordinary desert fauna. The lead supports comparison of local tradition with outsider expedition narratives. It should be studied through Mongolian ethnographic material and primary travel accounts, not treated as a confirmed biological species.