Fearsome Critters Omline Archive

General

Lexicophilia — Wayback Machine
ILL FATE - IMAGINED — Wayback Machine
NINE - NONPLUSSED — Wayback Machine
Mythical Maine Creatures — Wayback Machine
The Gallery of Tall-Tale Creatures — archive.today
2012-03-28 Greetings From the Land of the Make-Believe Species — Wayback Machine
2013-11-22 The Lake Monsters of America — Wayback Machine
2018-11-30 32 Creatures From American Folklore (That Aren't Bigfoot!) — Wayback Machine
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Lost Species — Wayback Machine
Fur-Bearing Trout — Wayback Machine
Jackalopes — Wayback Machine
Tree Octopi — Wayback Machine
Tick Shrews — Wayback Machine
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Abbagoochie
Abbagoochie — archive.today
Altamaha-ha
Altamaha-ha - Sea Monster of the Georgia Coast — Wayback Machine
September 26, 2018 Georgia Coast Altamaha-Ha Monster Discovery a Hoax — Wayback Machine
March 30, 2018 The legendary Altamaha monster wasn’t found off the Georgia coast; here’s why it’s a hoax
March 21, 2018 Strange Sea Creature Washes Ashore, Stumps Scientists Wayback Machine
July 16, 2014 Is the "Altie" a monster or fish? — Wayback Machine
May 13, 2009 McIntosh showcases a new mascot — Wayback Machine
Sightings of the "Altamaha-Ha" — Wayback Machine
2011-06-02 Stalking Altie: Does Georgia have its own Loch Ness Monster? — Wayback Machine
2022-08-03 Cryptids of the South: The closest creatures to Savannah — Wayback Machine
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Albatwitch
2016-11-11 The Scribbler: Coming to a stage near you, The Elusive Elbegricksels — Wayback Machine
2022-10-06 What is an Albatwitch? Celebrate this uniquely Pennsylvania legend Saturday — Wayback Machine
2023-10-12 The Albatwitch, a creepy creature rooted in folklore, becomes big business for Pa. town — Wayback Machine
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Annepogo
Canada's Lake Creature — archive.today
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Antennalope
Nextel Commercial - NWDC "Antennalope"
Antennalope — archive.today
2003-10-27 Cellphones go walkie-talkie USA Today (McLean, VA), p. 4B
2003-10-27 Cellphones go walkie-talkie USA Today (McLean, VA), p. 4B
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April Fool's Day
2024-04-01 Officials issue April Fools’ Day warnings about giant prairie dogs, cop cat, new arch, Bear Lake monster — Wayback Machine
2024-04-01 From UFOs to the Bear Lake Monster, these organizations pulled the greatest April Fool’s jokes — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Bare-Fronted Hoodwink
Bare-Fronted Hoodwink — archive.today
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Belarussian Shore Muddler
Belarussian Shore Muddler — archive.today
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Blush spider
December 2004 Blush spider Arachnius gluteus is a hoax — Wayback Machine
Myth: Deadly spider under toilet seats — Wayback Machine
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British Isles
2005-03-26 A field guide to the mystery beasts of the British Isles — Wayback Machine
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Bungonia Bear
September 27, 2022 The Bungonia Bear — Wayback Machine
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Burmese Mountain Dog

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Burmese Skunk
Burmese Mountain Dog — archive.today
Burmese Mountain Dog: Asia's Famed Skunk HunterWayback Machine
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Camelce
Camelce — archive.today
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Canadian Spiderbat
Giant Canadian Spiderbat — Wayback Machine
2017-11-11 Weekend 2 Cents: Huge Winged Cryptid in Alberta Barn -- UFOs Frequent New Jersey Trailer Park -- 'Shadowy Figure'...Murder Victim? — Wayback Machine
2023-04-01 'CANADIAN SPIDER BAT' Encounter in Old Alberta Barn — Wayback Machine
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Carmel Area Creature
December 18, 2014 Strange creature reported in Carmel area — Wayback Machine
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Chupacabra
2012-07-25 The mystery of chupacabra — Wayback Machine
2012-07-25 AOU flushes whip-poor-will from chupacabra genus Wayback Machine
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Cobra Chicken
Cobra Chicken - [Fearsome Critter, Canada] — Wayback Machine
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Coleman Frog
The "Coleman Frog" Was A Massive, Whiskey-Swilling, Baked-Beans-Eating, Canadian Bullfrog — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Coos Bay Cow-Whales
Coos Bay Cow-Whales — Wayback Machine
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Dahu
October 26, 2015 The legend of the ‘dahu’: the French mountain goat that does not exist — Wayback Machine
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Dancing Worm of Turkana
2012-04-01 LIVING FOSSILS: Tullimonstrum gregarium and The Dancing Worm of Turkana — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Dingbat
1950 ca. Ripple-Skipper, Dingbat, Spoon-Bill and Shovel-Tailed Snow-Snake on display at “The Friendly Buckhorn,” Rice Lake, Wis. 34296 postcard — Wayback Machine
Dingbat" In Flight — Wayback Machine
1950 ca. ON DISPLAY AT “THE FRIENDLY BUCKHORN” A “DINGBAT” FLUSHED FROM ITS WILD AND WOLLY LAIR WEST OF RICE LAKE, WISCONSIN 27309 postcard — Wayback Machine
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Drop Bear
Drop Bear — archive.today
November 22, 2016 What are 'drop bears' and why has one town named a street after them? — Wayback Machine
March 31, 2013 Can’t bear ‘em: how GPS is helping to track drop bears — Wayback Machine
July 15, 2021 Where did the drop bear myth come from? — Wayback Machine
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Elbegricksel
2016-11-11 The Scribbler: Coming to a stage near you, The Elusive Elbegricksels — Wayback Machine
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Fatu-Liva Bird
Fatu-Liva Bird — archive.today
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Flying Jackalopes
Flying — Wayback Machine
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Four-eared Jackalope
16.10.15 Is This Four-Eared 'Jackalope' Bunny a Nuclear Mutant? We Asked a Park Ranger — Wayback Machine
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Fresno Nightcrawlers
May 23, 2019 Where are the Nightcrawlers? — Wayback Machine
2022-04-05 Skeptoid Podcast #826 Why the Fresno Nightcrawler Is So Popular — archive.today
2022-09-20 Skeptoid Podcast #850 Ode to the Nightcrawler — archive.today
2025-02-13 How The Internet Created Its Own Viral Monster | Monstrum
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Freshwater Octopus
Sep 18, 2021 Incredible! Rare Freshwater Octopus Spotted in Kentucky's Rivers, How Did it Get There? — Wayback Machine
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Fur-Bearing Crab
Fur-Bearing Crab — archive.today
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Fur-bearing Fish

Fur Herring
Tall-tale Postcard: Fur Herring — Wayback Machine
Fur-Bearing Trout
Fur-Bearing Trout — archive.today
2025-05-01 The Fur-Bearing Trout: Fact, Folklore, or Fuzzy Fish Tale? — Wayback Machine
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Giant Roosters
Giant Roosters — archive.today
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Giant Sky Clams
Jun 9 Creature Feature Friday: Giant Sky Clams — archive.today
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Giwoggle
The Giwoggle Keystone Folklore Quarterly v.8 1963 pp. 44-48
2016-10-26 The story of the swamp angel — Wayback Machine
2023-09-26 Creepy (and one weepy) creatures in the PA Wilds — Wayback Machine
2023-09-26 Meet the Giwoggle, official monster of a Pa. county — Wayback Machine
2018-04-06 The Giwoggle: Clinton County’s Official Monster — Wayback Machine
2023-10-13 The Giwoggle – Clinton County’s official monster
2024-09-12 A freed slave in Pa. once fought monsters and ghosts, legend claims — Wayback Machine
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Glawackus
2018-02-02 Son of 'caveman,' Springfield bookstore president Charlie Johnson marks 90th birthday — Wayback Machine
2021-01-14 Remembering the Dreaded Glawackus: The Mystery Creature Who Enchanted CT and the Berkshires — Wayback Machine
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Golfballia ambusta
Golfballia ambusta — archive.today
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Goosepig

Alexandria, Virginia
2022-04-11 The story of Old Town North’s mysterious and elusive ‘Goosepigs’ — Wayback Machine
2025-01-29 Alexandria launches tool to find local historic signs (like the cryptid Goosepig marker) — Wayback Machine
2025-01-31 Pop Cryptid Spectator #5 — archive.today
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Green Squirrel

Amble, Michigan
2019-11-05 Michigan Town Terrorized by Monster Green Squirrel — Wayback Machine
2019-11-05 Michigan Town Terrorized by Monster Green Squirrel — Wayback Machine
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Guffin
Guffin — Wayback Machine
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Gumberoo
2019-10-29 The Pacific Northwest Is Crawling With Cryptids, and Not Just Bigfoot. Here’s How to Dress Like One of Oregon’s Other Monsters for Halloween. — Wayback Machine
2024-02-07 What is the Gumberoo in ‘Project: Cryptid’ #3? — Wayback Machine
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Gyascutus
Before Big Foot, The Mysterious Gyascutus of Vermont — Wayback Machine
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Haggis
Haggis — archive.today
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Herrington Lake Eel-Pig
2018-08-19 Cryptid Profile: The Herrington Lake Eel-Pig — Wayback Machine
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Hodag
Hodag — archive.today
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Hoop snake
Hoop Snake — archive.today
The Hoop Snake Story Wayback Machine
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Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer
Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer — archive.today
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Ice Worm
Ice Worm — archive.today
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Illinois
1973-11-01 Yeti‐Like ‘Monster’ Gives Staid Town in Illinois a Fright — Wayback Machine
Monster hunting in southern Illinois at Alton, Murphysboro, Harrisburg, Enfield, Mt. Vernon and more … and why not Bigfoot while we’re at it? — Wayback Machine
Monsters of Illinois: Mysterious Creatures in the Prairie State
Chapter 1 Monsters of Illinois: Mysterious Creatures in the Prairie State — Wayback Machine
Chapter 2 Cover — Wayback Machine
Chapter 3 Title Page — Wayback Machine
Chapter 4 Copyright Page
Chapter 5 Contents — Wayback Machine
Chapter 6 Introduction — Wayback Machine
Chapter 7 Bigfoot in Illinois — Wayback Machine
Chapter 8 The Big Muddy Monster — Wayback Machine
Chapter 9 The Enfield Horror — Wayback Machine
Chapter 10 Mysterious Menagerie of Panthers, Lions, and Kangaroos
Chapter 11 Nellie the Lion — Wayback Machine
Chapter 12 Illinois’s Phantom Kangaroos — Wayback Machine
Chapter 13 Illinois Water Creatures — Wayback Machine
Chapter 14 The Legend of the Piasa Bird — Wayback Machine
Chapter 15 Thunderbirds over Illinois — Wayback Machine
Chapter 16 The Lawndale Thunderbird Attack — Wayback Machine
Chapter 17 Phantom Attackers — Wayback Machine
Chapter 18 The Mysterious Blue Phantom — Wayback Machine
Chapter 19 Illinois Vampires — Wayback Machine
Chapter 20 The Mad Gasser of Mattoon — Wayback Machine
Chapter 21 Bibliography — Wayback Machine
Chapter 22 About the Author — Wayback Machine
Chapter 23 Other Titles in the Series — Wayback Machine
Chapter 24 Back Cover — Wayback Machine
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Indiana
2018-10-31 Hoosier Monsters and Where to Find Them — Wayback Machine
2018-10-22 CRYPTIDS OF INDIANA — Wayback Machine
2018-10-23 Cryptids of Indiana — Wayback Machine
The Gullywompus and the Pukwudgie — Wayback Machine
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Invisible Snake
2018-02-02 Son of 'caveman,' Springfield bookstore president Charlie Johnson marks 90th birthday — Wayback Machine
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Jackalope
Jackalope — archive.today
Jackalope Postcard Museum
Jackalope Postcard Museum
Pictures of real jackalopes: Rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus — Wayback Machine
2016-04-01 How to train your Jackalope: A tail-to-antler guide — Wayback Machine
2022-06-25 A Jackalope Sighting in Utah? Horned Rabbits are the Mascots of the American West, but are they Real? — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2023-06-11 The Mighty Jackalope: Wyoming's Version Of Bigfoot Or The Loch Ness Monster — Wayback Machine
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Jumpin’ Yuccy
Jumpin’ Yuccy — archive.today
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KFC 6-legged Chicken
Does KFC Use Mutant Chickens? — Wayback Machine
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Kickle Snifters
FC: Kickle Snifter — Wayback Machine
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Kinosoo
There's a sandy beach in Alberta and it's ranked among the best in Canada — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Klickitat Ape Cat
Washington ranks 3rd in supernatural sightings — Wayback Machine — archive.today
Inside Margie’s Pot Shop — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2023-02-16 Klickitat Ape Cat skeptics: Read this — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2023-05-03 Kohr Explores: Paranormal activity in the Pacific Northwest — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2024-06-11 Council gets Ape Cat update — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2024-10-06 As Mount Adams quakes, a search for its heart and soul — Wayback Machine — archive.today
05-03 Margie's Outdoor Store's Paranormal Adventure Map Offers Real-World Adventure — Wayback Machine — archive.today
05-09 $1,000 Klickitat Ape Cat Art Contest Announced by the White Salmon Arts Council — Wayback Machine — archive.today
05-26 Strange, Panther-Like Creature Prowls the Gorge — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Manchurian Miniature Water Buffalo
Manchurian Miniature Water Buffalo — archive.today
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Mayfly Squid
The Florida Freshwater Squid — Wayback Machine
2020-12-02 Jeff VanderMeer on the Saga of The Festival of the Freshwater Squid — Wayback Machine
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Mountain Creature Caught Running Behind Google Car
2021-01-16 Mountain Creature Caught Running Behind Google Car — Wayback Machine
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Mount Vernon Monster
1979-05-12 The Mount Vernon Monster — Wayback Machine
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Mucket
2020-03-28 Haddam’s Mucket Madness Day to fete mystical creature with fearsome teeth — Wayback Machine
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Oconomowoctopus
2023-10-28 Oconomowoctopus
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Ogopogo
9 December 2010 WHEN OGOPOGO WAS GOING FOR A SONG! — Wayback Machine
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Ohio
The 11 Most Bizarre Mythical Creatures From Ohio — Wayback Machine
2015-11-29 Ohio’s 11 Unbelievable Monster Sightings — Wayback Machine
Haunted Ohio
Mysterious Beasts, Part 1, The Mammals — Wayback Machine
The Death Bug of Chicago and other Mystery Insects: Mysterious Beasts: Part 2 — Wayback Machine
Birds of Mystery and Legend: Mysterious Beasts, Part 3 — Wayback Machine
Mystery Fish and Aquatic Enigmas: Mysterious Beasts, Part 4 — Wayback Machine
Mystery Reptiles: Mysterious Beasts, Part 5 — Wayback Machine
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Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper
Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper — Wayback Machine
1950 ca. Ripple-Skipper, Dingbat, Spoon-Bill and Shovel-Tailed Snow-Snake on display at “The Friendly Buckhorn,” Rice Lake, Wis. 34296 postcard — Wayback Machine
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Ozark Howler
2015-12-15 'Ozark Howler' sighting at Devils Den? Game & Fish say photos are a 'hoax' — Wayback Machine
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Pickaliker
Pickaliker - [Fearsome Critter]
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Rhinogradentia
Rhinogrades, snouters (Rhinogradentia) — Wayback Machine
March 31, 2007 At last, the rhinogradentians (part I) — Wayback Machine
April 1, 2007 When snouters attack (or... rhinogradentians part II — Wayback Machine
2019-07-03 Zoology’s Favorite Hoax Was an Island Rat That Hopped on Its Nose — Wayback Machine
23.01.1962 Schneuzender Schniefling — Wayback Machine
Sep 11, 2019 About those snouters — Wayback Machine
Curiosities — Wayback Machine
Caminalcules, Snouters and Other Unusual Creatures Wayback Machine
2004 New Parasitic Species of Colonial Rhinogradentia
2004 BIOLOGIYA MORYA
2013-02-08 NEW RHINOGRADENTIA SPECIES DISCOVERED!!!!! — Wayback Machine — archive.today
The Snouters or Rhinogradentians, a Brief Review — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus — archive.today
2018-09-12 Beware of the Tree Octopus — Wayback Machine
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Plastic Bag Jellyfish
2022-08-23 Plastic Bag Jellyfish
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Rackabore
Rackabore — archive.today
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Rubberado
Rubberado — archive.today
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Ray cat
10,000-Year Earworm to Discourage Resettlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories
10,000-Year Earworm to Discourage Resettlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories (Don’t Change Color, Kitty) — Wayback Machine
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Sasquatch Culture
Mountain Crest Brewing Television Ad 2005
2012-09-12 Boobs, beer, and Sasquatch — Wayback Machine
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Sea Rabbit
2013-04-01 Sea Rabbits Swim Ashore in Coney Island, Up For Adoption — Wayback Machine
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Sidehill Gougers
Sidehill Gougers — archive.today
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Sewer Alligator
Tribute to NYC's Sewer Alligator — Wayback Machine
Sewer 'gators - [Urban legend|Cryptid|Critter] — archive.today
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Shovel-Tailed Snow Snake
Folk Art Shovel-Tailed Snow Snake Real Photo Postcard — Wayback Machine
1950 ca. Ripple-Skipper, Dingbat, Spoon-Bill and Shovel-Tailed Snow-Snake on display at “The Friendly Buckhorn,” Rice Lake, Wis. 34296 postcard — Wayback Machine
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Skvader
Skvader — archive.today
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Smeet Frog
Spring 2014 Legend of the Smeet Frog — Wayback Machine
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Snawfus
Snawfus — Wayback Machine
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Snallygaster
Snallygaster – The Wild Monster of North American Folklore
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Snipe
Snipe — archive.today
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Snouters
Snouters — archive.today
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Splintercat
Story of the Splintercat — Wayback Machine
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Split Dog
The Split Dog
Spoon-bill
1950 ca. Ripple-Skipper, Dingbat, Spoon-Bill and Shovel-Tailed Snow-Snake on display at “The Friendly Buckhorn,” Rice Lake, Wis. 34296 postcard — Wayback Machine
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Squonk
2019-01-05 Pennsylvania's squonk is 'the homeliest animal in the world': Monsters of Pennsylvania — Wayback Machine
2023-09-09 What is a squonk? Pa.’s ‘quaint’ beast cries over how ugly it is — Wayback Machine
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Tailypo
Tailypo - [Fearsome Critter]
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Tasmanian Mock Walrus
Tasmanian Mock Walrus — archive.today
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Tizzy-Whizie
2018-09-11 The Tizzie-Whizie: A Legend of the Lake District — Wayback Machine
Tizzy-Whizie - The Fairy hedgehogs of Bowness bay — Wayback Machine
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Tree Squeaks
Tree Squeaks — archive.today
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Tripodero
Tripodero — archive.today
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Tuttle Bottoms Monster
2010-11-02 Shadows of the Shawnee investigates Tuttle Bottoms Monster — Wayback Machine
2013-08-06 First Tuttle Bottoms Monster report? — Wayback Machine
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Upland Trout
Upland Trout — archive.today
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Wallingford Beast
2020-11-05 Archie McPhee After Dark: The Wallingford Beast — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Wmpahoofus
2021-04-01 Curious Nature: Right-sided sidehill wampahoofus spotted in Eagle Valley — Wayback Machine
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Wisconsin
A Comprehensive List of Creatures from Wisconsin Folkore: Did I miss anything? — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2006-11-27 'Bear-Wolf' Stalks Southern Wisconsin — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2018-08-18 Cryptid Profile: Rocky (The Rock Lake Terror) — Wayback Machine — archive.today
2018-08-19 Cryptid Profile: The Wisconsin Yeti (AKA: The Deltox Marsh Monster) — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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Wolpertinger
Wolpertinger — archive.today
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Woofen-Poof
Woofen-Poof — archive.today
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Woolanies
2025-09-16 Woolanies: Tales of the Warman Family Cryptid — Wayback Machine — archive.today
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All Westerners are stalwart (and other tall tales)
Bucky-Jack-a-Pheas, Jackalope, Fur-bearing Trout, Sidehill Gouger, Wampus Kitty
2008-05-12 All Westerners are stalwart (and other tall tales) — Wayback Machine
2008-05-16 All Westerners are stalwart (and other tall tales) — Wayback Machine
2008-05-17 Tall tales indigenous t The Herald Journal ( Logan, UT), p. A4
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Oct. 20, 2015 Original drawing of legendary Wolf Woman of Mobile discovered in archives — Wayback Machine
October 19, 2017 Mayor of Vegreville: “Shit shit shit, is the egg hatching?!” — Wayback Machine
https://richmond.com/from-the-archives/from-the-archives-chessie-the-chesapeake-bay-sea-monster/article_e3ddff32-9407-5773-87eb-da4e23478159.html?fbclid=IwAR0peOBTm_Nh51QpAm193yRkvrwbjH6IDBQHhfn2nfM7_5psMhSgQxhioAM
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Fearsome Critters Omline Archive

General

Abbagoochie

Altamaha-ha

Albatwitch

Annepogo

Antennalope

April Fool's Day

Bare-Fronted Hoodwink

Belarussian Shore Muddler

Blush spider

British Isles

Bungonia Bear

Burmese Mountain Dog

Burmese Skunk

Camelce

Canadian Spiderbat

Carmel Area Creature

Chupacabra

Cobra Chicken

Coleman Frog

Coos Bay Cow-Whales

Dahu

Dancing Worm of Turkana

Dingbat

Drop Bear

Elbegricksel

Fatu-Liva Bird

Flying Jackalopes

Four-eared Jackalope

Fresno Nightcrawlers

Freshwater Octopus

Fur-Bearing Crab

Fur-bearing Fish

Fur Herring

Fur-Bearing Trout

Giant Roosters

Giant Sky Clams

Giwoggle

Glawackus

Golfballia ambusta

Goosepig

Alexandria, Virginia

Green Squirrel

Amble, Michigan

Guffin

Gumberoo

Gyascutus

Haggis

Herrington Lake Eel-Pig

Hodag

Hoop snake

Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer

Ice Worm

Illinois

Monsters of Illinois: Mysterious Creatures in the Prairie State

Indiana

Invisible Snake

Jackalope

Jumpin’ Yuccy

KFC 6-legged Chicken

Kickle Snifters

Kinosoo

Klickitat Ape Cat

Manchurian Miniature Water Buffalo

Mayfly Squid

Mountain Creature Caught Running Behind Google Car

Mount Vernon Monster

Mucket

Oconomowoctopus

Ogopogo

Ohio

Haunted Ohio

Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper

Ozark Howler

Pickaliker

Rhinogradentia

Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

Plastic Bag Jellyfish

Rackabore