The mystical Naka Cave feels like stepping into the remains of a mythical serpent (Credit: Facebook, Expedia) The legend goes that Prince Fa Hung married Nakharinthrani, a princess of the underwater Naga kingdom, her serpentine identity hidden behind a human disguise. The secret came to light when she took ill which set the context for a raging conflict between the humans and the underwater serpents, a gifted crown from Fa Hung's royal family being the primary bone of contention. In retaliation, the Naga king flooded and destroyed Rattaphanakhon, sinking it under water, what is today known as the Bueng Khong Long Lake. As the final curse, the patriarch of the family and grandfather to Fa Hing - King Ue-Lue - was cursed to transform into a massive stone snake monster, bound to guard his own eternal prison. Also Read: Unofficial Wonders of the World: Antarctica's Blood Falls Looks like a Horror Movie Scene - But Science Explains It Visit the Naka Cave and immensely close set curves and winds of the massive rock structure greet you - the ridges almost identically matching serpentine scales are hard to ignore, even if you're one to turn your nose on mythology. The Naka Eye in this respect really seals the deal for the believers, looking exactly like a moment of terror, frozen forever. Now as convincing as all of it looks, just like almost everything else on God's green earth there is a perfectly plausible scientific explanation for this cohesive set of phenomena. Several reports explain how the Mesozoic sandstone deposited over a hundred million years ago has consistently cracked with extreme temperature swings, with the heavy seasonal rains and acidic moisture smoothening out what appear to be the 'snake scales'. As for the 'eye', it is a circular sandstone pothole about 1.5 to 2 metres deep, carved over millions of years of water erosion and weathering. Also Read: Hawaii's Famous H?lei Sea Arch Collapses Into Pacific Ocean After Years Of Erosion Believe in the lore or call it nature's version of an optical illusion, at least for the Naka Cave, the former seems to be trumping the latter - the evidence just seems to be a little too convincingly coiled in its favour. Travel News - Find latest news and tips based on Indian and World travel including top 10 travel destination, tourism information, how to reach visit and more at Times Now. Aalokitaa Basu is a writer and Senior Copy Editor whose work explores the intersection of lifestyle, culture, beauty, wellness, and self-possession. H... View More