Date of Discovery The first records of the Grootslang come from a rock painting in a South African province which has yet to be dated correctly. The first sightings started around 1867 and continued to multiple through the last 1890s. In 1963 newspapers began reporting the sightings sending locals into a frenzy. Name Grootslang, Grote Slang, “Great Serpent”, Kayman, … [Read more...] about Grootslang