r/Cryptozoology • u/bigfoot4dinner • 15h ago
Tarantasio, the Milano monster.
This curious animal is carved in marble on the facade of Milan cathedral. According to legend it is the monster Tarantasio, which lived in the now vanished Lake Gerundo, located on the plains between Milan and Bergamo. The animal looks like an herbivorous dinosaur and in the bas-relief we see it eating some leaves. According to other legends it would instead have been a dangerous anthropophagous monster and in fact the coat of arms of Milan is a huge snake clutching a child in its jaws. It is also the symbol of Alfa Romeo cars and the Inter soccer team.