One Bigfoot encounter discussed for the state of Colorado is of “Fluffy” by S. Cole (darkly drawn above). There have been several, and we have Keith Foster to thank for his on-site research on those encounters. Others, such as Jim Brandon (Weird America) and Chris O’Brien have studied the state closely.

You won’t find anything about Fluffy in O’Brien’s books on the strange parts of the state, but you will discover plenty of hints of horses being attacked by various bizarre cryptids and other things in certain valleys of Colorado. One of the most frequently discussed victims, of course, is Snippy (shown below in an infamous black and white photo).

Perhaps the nicknamed Snippy, a 3-year-old Appaloosa, (actual name Lady) was killed by a cryptid between September 7th and 9th, 1967? She failed to show up for her usual morning drink in a pasture on the Harry King ranch 20 miles northeast of Alamosa, at the foot of Mount Blanca, Colorado. What happened?

Just because one prominent theory (drawings below) trumps all others for what killed Snippy doesn’t mean that alternative hypotheses should not be explored. The most-often heard notion of what occurred to poor Snippy is usually illustrated with humans and heifers, not horses, however.

Perhaps a scene with a horse and a Bigfoot in it has more to say about what is happening in Colorado? Or something else rather mundane and zoologically accepted?

Of course, who knows?

Then, I tend to have rejected that UFO angle even though I know some of you still wish for me to consider it, as if I had not lived through the 1970s.

The legacy of The Unidentified and Creatures of the Outer Edge: The Early Works of Jerome Clark and Loren Coleman lives on, even inside of me.

Bigfoot remains as unexplained at the next mystery, including one named Fluffy. There are enough riddles around for all of us to solve.