Nessie Territorial Map

Despite being associated with the Loch, Nessies can actually be found throughout the North Sea. So if you're someone who happens to live in any of these countries, the chances are pretty high that there's a Nessiteras rhombopteryx chillin' on your beach right now, either sleeping, sunbathing, or eating a washed-up whale carcass.

That being said though, the reason why these creatures are so closely associated with Scotland is cause the Scottish coast is where you'll find the highest concentration of them.

Despite being named after it, the relationship between Loch Ness and Nessies is even more recent than the Loch itself as Loch Ness formed only 10,000 years ago during the last ice age and the oldest evidence of Nessiteras' inhabiting the Loch via underwater caves doesn't show up until about 7,000 years ago.

The reason why it's a common site to see Nessiteras in Loch Ness is cause that's where they like to lay their eggs since the region is largely devoid of predators.

After hatching, juvenile Nessies will remain in the Loch for about the first 2 years of their lives until they're large enough to where they don't have to worry about other predators like whales and sharks as much. They're still pretty low on the food chain, but at least in their adult form they have a greater chance at defending themselves and occasionally performing a successful retaliation.