The wildlife enthusiasts were astounded by the discovery of an unusual marine creature that had washed ashore on a beach in California.

Video of the peculiar creature has gained significant traction online, garnering a considerable number of views from internet users.

What the viewers saw was a deadly-looking American bloodworm that looked exceptionally large.

The creature, typically residing in the ocean, was carefully returned to the water by individuals from the Monterey Bay Whale Watch team.

One member said: “We found it just hanging out on our dock this morning and we gently scooped it up with some cardboard and carefully put it back in the water.”

Perplexed individuals on social media gravitated towards the comment section to express their viewpoints regarding the unique creature, drawing parallels between its appearance and the internal structure of human intestines.

One person joked: “Hey that’s my lower digestive system.”

Another user said: “I’ll never unsee that.”

A third person quipped: “Starting the day off right with some nightmares.”

While a fourth user shared: “I never needed to see that. Looks like intestines with a face.

“I wish I had not read this. Yuk!”

Other users likened it to aliens, a large intestine colon, and the “stuff of nightmares”.

Following the observation of an unidentified deep-sea squid transporting transparent eggs, researchers have begun to unravel indications pointing towards the existence of a previously undiscovered species.

The stunning deep-sea squid first captured the fascination of researchers when it was recorded cradling giant eggs in 2015 – something they had never seen before.

During a recent expedition, Steven Haddock, a seasoned scientist and leader of the research team at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, made an intriguing observation. Haddock noted that the presence of a giant squid brooding a clutch of eggs unexpectedly captured the interest of all individuals situated in the ship’s operational center.

“This remarkable sighting underscores the diversity of ways that animals adapt to the unique challenges of living in the deep.”

In the midst of the bustling New York Subway, a large rat made its presence known as it appeared from hiding, briefly caught under a door before swiftly disappearing without a trace.

The revolting sight alarmed commuters as the rodent appeared to be replaced with a similar terrifying creature.

In a brief 27-second video posted on X (previously known as Twitter), a troublesome rodent is depicted to be as large as a small dog.

The pale rat lies spreadeagled as the social media user zooms in on the animal, which initially seems to be dead or in poor health.

Approximately five seconds into the video, it abruptly jolts and swiftly disappears, vanishing into the wall in a strange and mysterious manner.

Ten seconds later, the nose of another creature starts to peek through.

Once it becomes fully visible, it is obvious that it is a different beast, perhaps not even a rodent.

The murky and coarse video has recently re-emerged on social media platform X, following the reappearance of the enigmatic rat exchange incident in 2020.

Users speculated that the sickly rat was “swept away by an even bigger rat,” while others mocked New York City’s perceived squalor.

Some individuals theorize that the initial rat was possibly pulled into the grimy crevice beneath the Subway by a larger rodent.

The carnivorous worms can grow up to 35 cm (14 in) in length.

They feed by extending a large nose that has four hollow jaws, which are connected to glands that supply venom which they use to kill their prey – and their bite is painful even to a human.