Urban Legends: The Basiliscus Lake
Instantly petrified animals? Not caused by mythological snakes, but by a lake with the very atypical ability to fossilize anyone who touch it. Although scientists reassure there is an explanation. If you find yourself in Tanzania and see a petrified animal, then you are near Lake Natron , a salt water source with the dark red color . According to many legends of the area, it seems that the Lake has the power to petrify animals that touch its water . Undoubtedly it is a very imaginative story, but doesn't coincide with reality . I n fact, there are many researcher s who have analyzed the chemical properties of the lake without finding any unusual behavior . Of course it must be said the percentage of salt in the water is abnormal, ( causing its red colour) due to the high rate of sodium. The Lake also contains a high amount of N atron ( hydrated sodium carbonate ) , which , beside...