Reykjavik, Iceland – Further information about the “river monster” seen in a video from Iceland has led to the likeliest explanation for the snake-shaped phenomenon: it’s a fishing net.

“What?” shouted a scientist. “How could you say that? Have you seen the video? It looks like an ice monster. Look at it! There’s no need for any sort of thinking or deductive reasoning, I mean, look!” He pointed to his laptop before adding, “wait, it’s not loading. Hold on. It takes a little longer when I’m on wifi. Hold on. Wait.”

“There is no monster,” said a government agent. “If there was, would we be here?” He waited a second before adding, “that is to say, if there was nothing, then we wouldn’t be here. We’re only here to tell you that there’s nothing here, not to say there is something and that we’re here to say there’s nothing. Umm.”

The Icelandic Republic issued a statement which read “this is the moment we’ve been preparing for since BC5530″, “ever since the Titans left Earth, we’ve known they would return. This monster marks the first coming of a new age” and “this has nothing to do with the Mayan superstition. Now arm yourselves!”

“Yeah, I can see how it looks like a net caught in the current,” said a guy who uses the internet for entertainment. “Kinda weird looking, right? It’s not as good as that dad who shoots the laptop. That’s awesome.”