Cryptozoology

LaCrosse Lizardman

Then there’s… …the mid-90s encounter another man and his son had by the riverbank in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, while hunting for a lost dog. They saw what they described as a “Lizardman,” covered in brownish scales and very reptilian-looking. ~ Linda Godfrey

Earth’s Smallest Snake Discovered on Barbados

Images of the snake show it is small enough to curl up on a US quarter. I was thrilled when I turned over that rock and found it. After finding the first one, we turned hundreds of other stones to find another one. Biologist Blair Hedges The world’s smallest snake, averaging merely 4 inches (10 cm) and as thin as a spaghetti noodle, has been discovered on the Caribbean island of Barbados. The snake, found beneath a rock in a tiny fragment of threatened forest, is thought to be at the very limit of how small a snake can evolve [...]

New Dolphin Discovered?

The Australian media is in a whirlwind because allegedly the “first pictures of what has been dubbed the world’s ugliest dolphin were shown on Australian television on Thursday. The snub fin dolphin with its distinctive bulbous head was first identified three years ago off Western Australia’s remote Kimberley coast.” But, of course, photos had been published before of this dolphin. The Queensland government published one in its official 2007 bulletin on the species, an extract of which is shown below: Australian snubfin dolphin Common name: Australian snubfin dolphin Scientific name: Orcaella heinsohni Legislative name: Orcaella brevirostris Conservation status: The Australian [...]

“African Lion” Reported In North Carolina

An African lion, female, directly above. Lioness on a road, by Dick & Monique Smit, Henk & Liz Egbers, S.A. An American panther, puma, cougar or mountain lion, gender unknown, directly above. Lioness on the road at Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Florida Panther on the Loop Road. Last night, July 31, 2008, at about 9:53 p.m., a member who calls himself “rantingredneck,” on The Firing Line, which subtitles itself “The leading online forum for firearms,” mentioned a new sighting of an African lioness (example, shown top above): A couple of days ago a fellow who works for me informed [...]

Multiple Sightings of U.Md. Cougar

The Campus Cougar Alert of July 31st has been followed by more details of the sightings, through comments at Cryptomundo and media information. It couldn’t have wandered here on its own. And even if it could, they don’t come here….First we want to find and identify it, then get the proper people to trap and remove it. If it is a cougar, it doesn’t belong in our highly urbanized area. They’re not predatory, but it’s still not good to have a cougar running around. I have all my cameras pointed in that direction and all my officers looking for it. [...]