A slimy red octopus stunned visitors at a California nature reserve when it swam out of a rock pool and began crawling across the ground.
Video, originally uploaded in June and published on viral sites this week, shows the eight-legged critter laboriously lugging itself over mounds of seaweed and rock in a tidal flat.
Animal experts say it's not uncommon for Octopus that live near the shore to walk on land, but those watching the creature were amazed, with one shrieking: "God! This is unbelievable!"