The pics won't work for me, I get a page load error when I try to view any of them. Would it be possible for someone to rehost them on imageshack? Thanks.

EDIT: Never mind, I see them now.

[edit on 8.9.08 by toreishi]

Wow, nice find. Im not sure about these thought, they seem to close to the screen. Hmmm. Im going to have my own look at this.

The "snakes" are easily accessible via Google Earth. See coordinates below left in every picture.

Hmmm i think the right one looks more interesting than the left, you can compare it to the boat, but i'm not sure if it is something or just a glitch on the satellite. Good find though.

I measured them with the ruler tool and the left one is about 125 feet while the left Champ is 210 feet or 70 yds. Whatever it is, it's very big--unless that is, it is a glitch but I'm not good with image analysis so I can only say what it is with a doubt.

Hate to sound like a skeptic but it's just an anomaly on the lens. Google uses a chartered (or company owned) plane to take these pictures. Some areas are satellite pictures (i.e. Area 51 and other "no fly zones") but for a lot of the detailed "close up" pictures it's just a jet or piper cub or whatever. That being said aircraft mounted cameras are prone to these types of "glitches."

Satellite cameras are held to exacting standards in cleanliness. Though "space dust" can contaminate a lens over time the resolution of satellite imagery usually causes the image to focus over the dust so it's not noticeable.

I have no knowledge of cameras but the scratch/glitch theories sounds plausible.

Anyway, it's intriguing pictures of "snakes" in a perfect cryptozoo-spot of a lake, I think. Champ's or not.