1 / 4   American expert chainsaw carver Jeffrey Michael Samudosky spent months tirelessly carving away to create this giant Pacific octopus that looks like a realistic underwater monster. /VCG Photo

2 / 4   The massive wooden sculpture made from a single piece of red wood, stands over eight feet tall and 18 feet long, completely dwarfing its creator. /VCG Photo

3 / 4   The creative carver puts an incredible amount of detail into the octopus sculpture, from the long tentacles to rounded suckers. /VCG Photo

4 / 4   Samudosky is a self-taught artist who discovered his passion while snowboarding in Vermont. Noticing some wood-carvings by the side of the road, he decided to try and make his own, and since then his hobby turned into a full-time job. /VCG Photo