Fearsome Critters Omline Archive

    General

  1. Lexicophilia — Wayback Machine
  2. ILL FATE - IMAGINED — Wayback Machine
  3. NINE - NONPLUSSED — Wayback Machine
  4. Mythical Maine Creatures — Wayback Machine
  5. The Gallery of Tall-Tale Creatures — archive.today

  6. 2012-03-28 Greetings From the Land of the Make-Believe Species — Wayback Machine

  7. 2013-11-22 The Lake Monsters of America — Wayback Machine

  8. 2018-11-30 32 Creatures From American Folklore (That Aren't Bigfoot!) — Wayback Machine

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  9. Lost Species — Wayback Machine
  10. Fur-Bearing Trout — Wayback Machine
  11. Jackalopes — Wayback Machine
  12. Tree Octopi — Wayback Machine
  13. Tick Shrews — Wayback Machine

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    Abbagoochie

  14. Abbagoochie — archive.today

    Altamaha-ha

  15. Altamaha-ha - Sea Monster of the Georgia Coast — Wayback Machine
  16. September 26, 2018 Georgia Coast Altamaha-Ha Monster Discovery a Hoax — Wayback Machine
  17. March 30, 2018 The legendary Altamaha monster wasn’t found off the Georgia coast; here’s why it’s a hoax
  18. March 21, 2018 Strange Sea Creature Washes Ashore, Stumps Scientists Wayback Machine
  19. July 16, 2014 Is the "Altie" a monster or fish? — Wayback Machine
  20. May 13, 2009 McIntosh showcases a new mascot — Wayback Machine
  21. Sightings of the "Altamaha-Ha" — Wayback Machine
  22. 2011-06-02 Stalking Altie: Does Georgia have its own Loch Ness Monster? — Wayback Machine

  23. 2022-08-03 Cryptids of the South: The closest creatures to Savannah — Wayback Machine

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    Albatwitch

  24. 2016-11-11 The Scribbler: Coming to a stage near you, The Elusive Elbegricksels — Wayback Machine

  25. 2022-10-06 What is an Albatwitch? Celebrate this uniquely Pennsylvania legend Saturday — Wayback Machine

  26. 2023-10-12 The Albatwitch, a creepy creature rooted in folklore, becomes big business for Pa. town — Wayback Machine

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    Annepogo

  27. Canada's Lake Creature — archive.today

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    Antennalope

  28. Nextel Commercial - NWDC "Antennalope"

  29. Antennalope — archive.today

  30. 2003-10-27 Cellphones go walkie-talkie USA Today (McLean, VA), p. 4B
  31. 2003-10-27 Cellphones go walkie-talkie USA Today (McLean, VA), p. 4B

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    April Fool's Day

  32. 2024-04-01 Officials issue April Fools’ Day warnings about giant prairie dogs, cop cat, new arch, Bear Lake monster — Wayback Machine
  33. 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

  34. Bare-Fronted Hoodwink — archive.today

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    Belarussian Shore Muddler

  35. Belarussian Shore Muddler — archive.today

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    Blush spider

  36. December 2004 Blush spider Arachnius gluteus is a hoax — Wayback Machine

  37. Myth: Deadly spider under toilet seats — Wayback Machine

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    British Isles

  38. 2005-03-26 A field guide to the mystery beasts of the British Isles — Wayback Machine

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    Bungonia Bear

  39. September 27, 2022 The Bungonia Bear — Wayback Machine

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    Burmese Mountain Dog

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    Burmese Skunk

  40. Burmese Mountain Dog — archive.today

  41. Burmese Mountain Dog: Asia's Famed Skunk HunterWayback Machine

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    Camelce

  42. Camelce — archive.today

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    Canadian Spiderbat

  43. Giant Canadian Spiderbat — Wayback Machine

  44. 2017-11-11 Weekend 2 Cents: Huge Winged Cryptid in Alberta Barn -- UFOs Frequent New Jersey Trailer Park -- 'Shadowy Figure'...Murder Victim? — Wayback Machine
  45. 2023-04-01 'CANADIAN SPIDER BAT' Encounter in Old Alberta Barn — Wayback Machine

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    Carmel Area Creature

  46. December 18, 2014 Strange creature reported in Carmel area — Wayback Machine

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    Chupacabra

  47. 2012-07-25 The mystery of chupacabra — Wayback Machine
  48. 2012-07-25 AOU flushes whip-poor-will from chupacabra genus Wayback Machine

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    Cobra Chicken

  49. Cobra Chicken - [Fearsome Critter, Canada] — Wayback Machine

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    Coleman Frog

  50. 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

  51. Coos Bay Cow-Whales — Wayback Machine

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    Dahu

  52. October 26, 2015 The legend of the ‘dahu’: the French mountain goat that does not exist — Wayback Machine

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    Dingbat

  53. 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
  54. Dingbat" In Flight — Wayback Machine
  55. 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

  56. Drop Bear — archive.today
  57. November 22, 2016 What are 'drop bears' and why has one town named a street after them? — Wayback Machine
  58. March 31, 2013 Can’t bear ‘em: how GPS is helping to track drop bears — Wayback Machine
  59. July 15, 2021 Where did the drop bear myth come from? — Wayback Machine

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    Elbegricksel

  60. 2016-11-11 The Scribbler: Coming to a stage near you, The Elusive Elbegricksels — Wayback Machine

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    Fatu-Liva Bird

  61. Fatu-Liva Bird — archive.today

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    Flying Jackalopes

  62. Flying — Wayback Machine

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    Four-eared Jackalope

  63. 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

  64. May 23, 2019 Where are the Nightcrawlers? — Wayback Machine

  65. 2022-04-05 Skeptoid Podcast #826 Why the Fresno Nightcrawler Is So Popular — archive.today

  66. 2022-09-20 Skeptoid Podcast #850 Ode to the Nightcrawler — archive.today

  67. 2025-02-13 How The Internet Created Its Own Viral Monster | Monstrum

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    Freshwater Octopus

  68. 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

  69. Fur-Bearing Crab — archive.today

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    Fur-bearing Fish

    Fur Herring

  70. Tall-tale Postcard: Fur Herring — Wayback Machine

    Fur-Bearing Trout

  71. Fur-Bearing Trout — archive.today
  72. 2025-05-01 The Fur-Bearing Trout: Fact, Folklore, or Fuzzy Fish Tale? — Wayback Machine

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    Giant Roosters

  73. Giant Roosters — archive.today

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    Giant Sky Clams

  74. Jun 9 Creature Feature Friday: Giant Sky Clams — archive.today

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    Giwoggle

  75. The Giwoggle Keystone Folklore Quarterly v.8 1963 pp. 44-48

  76. 2016-10-26 The story of the swamp angel — Wayback Machine
  77. 2023-09-26 Creepy (and one weepy) creatures in the PA Wilds — Wayback Machine
  78. 2023-09-26 Meet the Giwoggle, official monster of a Pa. county — Wayback Machine
  79. 2018-04-06 The Giwoggle: Clinton County’s Official Monster — Wayback Machine
  80. 2023-10-13 The Giwoggle – Clinton County’s official monster

  81. 2024-09-12 A freed slave in Pa. once fought monsters and ghosts, legend claims — Wayback Machine

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    Glawackus

  82. 2018-02-02 Son of 'caveman,' Springfield bookstore president Charlie Johnson marks 90th birthday — Wayback Machine

  83. 2021-01-14 Remembering the Dreaded Glawackus: The Mystery Creature Who Enchanted CT and the Berkshires — Wayback Machine

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    Golfballia ambusta

  84. Golfballia ambusta — archive.today

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    Goosepig

    Alexandria, Virginia

  85. 2022-04-11 The story of Old Town North’s mysterious and elusive ‘Goosepigs’ — Wayback Machine

  86. 2025-01-29 Alexandria launches tool to find local historic signs (like the cryptid Goosepig marker) — Wayback Machine

  87. 2025-01-31 Pop Cryptid Spectator #5 — archive.today

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    Green Squirrel

    Amble, Michigan

  88. 2019-11-05 Michigan Town Terrorized by Monster Green Squirrel — Wayback Machine
  89. 2019-11-05 Michigan Town Terrorized by Monster Green Squirrel — Wayback Machine

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    Guffin

  90. Guffin — Wayback Machine

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    Gumberoo

  91. 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

  92. 2024-02-07 What is the Gumberoo in ‘Project: Cryptid’ #3? — Wayback Machine

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    Gyascutus

  93. Before Big Foot, The Mysterious Gyascutus of Vermont — Wayback Machine

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    Haggis

  94. Haggis — archive.today

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    Herrington Lake Eel-Pig

  95. 2018-08-19 Cryptid Profile: The Herrington Lake Eel-Pig — Wayback Machine

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    Hodag

  96. Hodag — archive.today

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    Hoop snake

  97. Hoop Snake — archive.today
  98. The Hoop Snake Story Wayback Machine

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    Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer

  99. Hotheaded Naked Ice Borer — archive.today

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    Ice Worm

  100. Ice Worm — archive.today

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    Illinois

  101. 1973-11-01 Yeti‐Like ‘Monster’ Gives Staid Town in Illinois a Fright — Wayback Machine

  102. 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

  103. Chapter 1 Monsters of Illinois: Mysterious Creatures in the Prairie State — Wayback Machine
  104. Chapter 2 Cover — Wayback Machine
  105. Chapter 3 Title Page — Wayback Machine
  106. Chapter 4 Copyright Page
  107. Chapter 5 Contents — Wayback Machine
  108. Chapter 6 Introduction — Wayback Machine
  109. Chapter 7 Bigfoot in Illinois — Wayback Machine
  110. Chapter 8 The Big Muddy Monster — Wayback Machine
  111. Chapter 9 The Enfield Horror — Wayback Machine
  112. Chapter 10 Mysterious Menagerie of Panthers, Lions, and Kangaroos
  113. Chapter 11 Nellie the Lion — Wayback Machine
  114. Chapter 12 Illinois’s Phantom Kangaroos — Wayback Machine
  115. Chapter 13 Illinois Water Creatures — Wayback Machine
  116. Chapter 14 The Legend of the Piasa Bird — Wayback Machine
  117. Chapter 15 Thunderbirds over Illinois — Wayback Machine
  118. Chapter 16 The Lawndale Thunderbird Attack — Wayback Machine
  119. Chapter 17 Phantom Attackers — Wayback Machine
  120. Chapter 18 The Mysterious Blue Phantom — Wayback Machine
  121. Chapter 19 Illinois Vampires — Wayback Machine
  122. Chapter 20 The Mad Gasser of Mattoon — Wayback Machine
  123. Chapter 21 Bibliography — Wayback Machine
  124. Chapter 22 About the Author — Wayback Machine
  125. Chapter 23 Other Titles in the Series — Wayback Machine
  126. Chapter 24 Back Cover — Wayback Machine

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    Indiana

  127. 2018-10-31 Hoosier Monsters and Where to Find Them — Wayback Machine
  128. 2018-10-22 CRYPTIDS OF INDIANA — Wayback Machine
  129. 2018-10-23 Cryptids of Indiana — Wayback Machine
  130. The Gullywompus and the Pukwudgie — Wayback Machine

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    Invisible Snake

  131. 2018-02-02 Son of 'caveman,' Springfield bookstore president Charlie Johnson marks 90th birthday — Wayback Machine

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    Jackalope

  132. Jackalope — archive.today

  133. Pictures of real jackalopes: Rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus — Wayback Machine

  134. 2016-04-01 How to train your Jackalope: A tail-to-antler guide — Wayback Machine

  135. 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

  136. 2023-06-11 The Mighty Jackalope: Wyoming's Version Of Bigfoot Or The Loch Ness Monster — Wayback Machine

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    Jumpin’ Yuccy

  137. Jumpin’ Yuccy — archive.today

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    KFC 6-legged Chicken

  138. Does KFC Use Mutant Chickens? — Wayback Machine

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    Kickle Snifters

  139. FC: Kickle Snifter — Wayback Machine

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    Kinosoo

  140. There's a sandy beach in Alberta and it's ranked among the best in Canada — Wayback Machine — archive.today

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    Manchurian Miniature Water Buffalo

  141. Manchurian Miniature Water Buffalo — archive.today

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    Mayfly Squid

  142. The Florida Freshwater Squid — Wayback Machine
  143. 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

  144. 2021-01-16 Mountain Creature Caught Running Behind Google Car — Wayback Machine

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    Mount Vernon Monster

  145. 1979-05-12 The Mount Vernon Monster — Wayback Machine

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    Mucket

  146. 2020-03-28 Haddam’s Mucket Madness Day to fete mystical creature with fearsome teeth — Wayback Machine

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    Ogopogo

  147. 9 December 2010 WHEN OGOPOGO WAS GOING FOR A SONG! — Wayback Machine

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    Ohio

  148. The 11 Most Bizarre Mythical Creatures From Ohio — Wayback Machine

  149. 2015-11-29 Ohio’s 11 Unbelievable Monster Sightings — Wayback Machine

    Haunted Ohio

  150. Mysterious Beasts, Part 1, The Mammals — Wayback Machine
  151. The Death Bug of Chicago and other Mystery Insects: Mysterious Beasts: Part 2 — Wayback Machine
  152. Birds of Mystery and Legend: Mysterious Beasts, Part 3 — Wayback Machine
  153. Mystery Fish and Aquatic Enigmas: Mysterious Beasts, Part 4 — Wayback Machine
  154. Mystery Reptiles: Mysterious Beasts, Part 5 — Wayback Machine

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    Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper

  155. Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper — Wayback Machine
  156. 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

  157. 2015-12-15 'Ozark Howler' sighting at Devils Den? Game & Fish say photos are a 'hoax' — Wayback Machine

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    Pickaliker

  158. Pickaliker - [Fearsome Critter]

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    Rhinogradentia

  159. Rhinogrades, snouters (Rhinogradentia) — Wayback Machine
  160. March 31, 2007 At last, the rhinogradentians (part I) — Wayback Machine
  161. April 1, 2007 When snouters attack (or... rhinogradentians part II — Wayback Machine
  162. 2019-07-03 Zoology’s Favorite Hoax Was an Island Rat That Hopped on Its Nose — Wayback Machine
  163. 23.01.1962 Schneuzender Schniefling — Wayback Machine
  164. Sep 11, 2019 About those snouters — Wayback Machine
  165. Curiosities — Wayback Machine
  166. Caminalcules, Snouters and Other Unusual Creatures Wayback Machine

  167. 2004 New Parasitic Species of Colonial Rhinogradentia
  168. 2004 BIOLOGIYA MORYA

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    Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

  169. Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus — archive.today

  170. 2018-09-12 Beware of the Tree Octopus — Wayback Machine

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    Plastic Bag Jellyfish

  171. 2022-08-23 Plastic Bag Jellyfish

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    Rackabore

  172. Rackabore — archive.today

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    Rubberado

  173. Rubberado — archive.today

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    Ray cat

  174. 10,000-Year Earworm to Discourage Resettlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories

  175. 10,000-Year Earworm to Discourage Resettlement Near Nuclear Waste Repositories (Don’t Change Color, Kitty) — Wayback Machine

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    Sasquatch Culture

  176. Mountain Crest Brewing Television Ad 2005

  177. 2012-09-12 Boobs, beer, and Sasquatch — Wayback Machine

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    Sea Rabbit

  178. 2013-04-01 Sea Rabbits Swim Ashore in Coney Island, Up For Adoption — Wayback Machine

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    Sidehill Gougers

  179. Sidehill Gougers — archive.today

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    Sewer Alligator

  180. Tribute to NYC's Sewer Alligator — Wayback Machine
  181. Sewer 'gators - [Urban legend|Cryptid|Critter] — archive.today

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    Shovel-Tailed Snow Snake

  182. Folk Art Shovel-Tailed Snow Snake Real Photo Postcard — Wayback Machine
  183. 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

  184. Skvader — archive.today

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    Smeet Frog

  185. Spring 2014 Legend of the Smeet Frog — Wayback Machine

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    Snawfus

  186. Snawfus — Wayback Machine

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    Snallygaster

  187. Snallygaster – The Wild Monster of North American Folklore

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    Snipe

  188. Snipe — archive.today

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    Snouters

  189. Snouters — archive.today

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    Splintercat

  190. Story of the Splintercat — Wayback Machine

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    Split Dog

  191. The Split Dog

    Spoon-bill

  192. 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

  193. 2019-01-05 Pennsylvania's squonk is 'the homeliest animal in the world': Monsters of Pennsylvania — Wayback Machine

  194. 2023-09-09 What is a squonk? Pa.’s ‘quaint’ beast cries over how ugly it is — Wayback Machine

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    Tailypo

  195. Tailypo - [Fearsome Critter]

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    Tasmanian Mock Walrus

  196. Tasmanian Mock Walrus — archive.today

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    Tizzy-Whizie

  197. 2018-09-11 The Tizzie-Whizie: A Legend of the Lake District — Wayback Machine
  198. Tizzy-Whizie - The Fairy hedgehogs of Bowness bay — Wayback Machine

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    Tree Squeaks

  199. Tree Squeaks — archive.today

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    Tripodero

  200. Tripodero — archive.today

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    Tuttle Bottoms Monster

  201. 2010-11-02 Shadows of the Shawnee investigates Tuttle Bottoms Monster — Wayback Machine
  202. 2013-08-06 First Tuttle Bottoms Monster report? — Wayback Machine

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    Upland Trout

  203. Upland Trout — archive.today

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    Wmpahoofus

  204. 2021-04-01 Curious Nature: Right-sided sidehill wampahoofus spotted in Eagle Valley — Wayback Machine

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    Wolpertinger

  205. Wolpertinger — archive.today

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    Woofen-Poof

  206. Woofen-Poof — 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

  207. 2008-05-12 All Westerners are stalwart (and other tall tales) — Wayback Machine
  208. 2008-05-16 All Westerners are stalwart (and other tall tales) — Wayback Machine

  209. 2008-05-17 Tall tales indigenous t The Herald Journal ( Logan, UT), p. A4

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  210. Oct. 20, 2015 Original drawing of legendary Wolf Woman of Mobile discovered in archives — Wayback Machine
  211. October 19, 2017 Mayor of Vegreville: “Shit shit shit, is the egg hatching?!” — Wayback Machine
  212. 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
  213. — Wayback Machine