A mysterious creature with no eyes, big teeth and a bizarre body shape has been discovered by a local resident during a walk.

The animal, roughly the size of a small dog, is thought to have washed up in Melton Peter Demetre Park, near the US city of Charleston, South Carolina.

Photos taken by Erika Constantine while she was walking her dog show that the creature has been almost reduced to bone, the Daily Star reports.

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