On Hoop Snakes....a Short Tutorial.
Good summary, courtesy of the web.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCrGcOTQMWULike I mentioned in the other thread, my Granny swears to this day she was chased by Hoop Snakes in her youth. Growing up in southern VA, I heard about them a lot. MAY have even run from one myself when my older brother claimed he saw one coming after us. Luckily, it didn't get me. Haha!!
Hoop Snakes are a Southern thing. What legendary critters haunt your neck of the woods?
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Around here we have Flossie, the Flathead Lake Monster. Maybe a cousin of Nessie in Scotland?
The Flathead Lake Monster, Still At Large
A few imaginative paleontologists have suggested that what people are seeing could be a plesiosaurus, an aquatic reptile from the Early Jurassic period. Some eyewitness reports are uncanny in their description of this carnivorous dinosaur, from its 40-foot length to its large flippers and snake-like neck, tiny head and long tail.0 -
“Flossie” - I like it! I also think it’s funny in the above picture that even a giant dinosaur-type creature like Flossie is subject to harassment by crows.
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The closest we had were black racers. I think they were just young blacksnakes that could move really fast.
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jimdeere: 29993709324315/comments/29993718143259
The closest we had were black racers. I think they were just young blacksnakes that could move really fast.
Plenty of Black Racers in VA for sure! They were always the hardest to catch. They were so fast, I remember having to dive on them half the time, and usually ended up getting bit/chewed on a little. Fun critters (but stinky).
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We have our "DOGMAN" around here.
In folklore, the Michigan Dogman was a creature allegedly witnessed in 1887 in Wexford County, Michigan, United States. It was described as a seven-foot tall, blue-eyed, or amber-eyed bipedal canine-like animal with the torso of a man and a fearsome howl that sounds like a human scream. According to legends, the Michigan Dogman appears in a ten-year cycle that falls on years ending in 7.[1] Sightings have been reported in several locations throughout Michigan, primarily in the northwestern quadrant of the Lower Peninsula.
*** Please note that during the 10 year cycles, a special beer comes out on the market from local brewers. Tests have been conducted after consumption resulting in subjects seeing all sorts of strange creatures appearing mostly in woodland areas. 😁🤣
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Well we are supposed to have these guys around here:
The mystery and truth behind the Chupacabra | KEYE
It stalks ranch land, and encounters can be terrifying.“It looks very bizarre,” Texas A&M Veterinarian Terry Hensley said. “You see one at night at dusk or dawnI always liked the "Jackalope" myself, but it was from Wyoming I believe.
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He Dog might be lurking. There are two kinds of black snakes around here.
One is black with white underside. The other black all the way around, this one is what the old folks called racers.
White bellied ones is what we see most.
Old timers around here also gathered around and told stories of all sort of scary creatures. I rekon the younger generations let the tradition die out. But at that time they did not have tv's and internet to entertain them.
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Back in Japan. My grandmother told me of a similar tale. The snake was a Mamushi. Kind a cool countries separated by an ocean they share a similar story.
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When I was a Park Naturalist in the Ouachitas on the Arkansas/ Oklahoma border, there was a local man who claimed to have been chased downhill by a hoop snake. He dodged, and the snake bit a sapling. The sapling swelled up and he built a barn with the wood. He swore it was true, and could show the barn on his place.
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tnranger. That is what I am talking about.
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Around here we have Wampuscats .
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Butchdog3: 29993709324315/comments/29993719163931
tnranger. That is what I am talking about.
Also in the Ouachitas they told of a legendary, deadly snake that was often seen on the roads, but rarely recognized. Whenever someone came within sight, it would disguise itself as a tire tread.
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Rekkon if one gets high enough on hallucinogens he could see one.
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We have Bigfoot around here...
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We have snipe hunting
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Snipe hunting is a thing of the past. No interest in anything but smart phones for the younger generations.
Last account of snipe hunting the church group of young people went camping. Adults along to. Up in the night one of the boys came up missing. Pastor goes on a search and finds him hunkered down beside the road. What are you doing here, Shush, be quite, I waiting on the snipe to run into my sack. True story.
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We have snipe hunting
We have 'em nesting all along the creek that runs through our place. There really is snipe hunting!
Wilson's Snipe Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Though the long tradition of “snipe hunt” pranks at summer camp has convinced many people otherwise, Wilson’s Snipes aren’t made-up creatures. These plump, long-billed birds are among the most widespread shorebirds in North America. They can be tough to see thanks to their cryptic brown and buff coloration and secretive nature. But in summer they often stand on fence posts or take to the sky with a fast, zigzagging flight and an unusual “winnowing” sound made with the tail.0 -
Lady Rae: 29993709324315/comments/29993710850971
We have Bigfoot around here...
Have you seen it?
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Got a couple fellows around here that would pass for big foot. Does that count?
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Butchdog3: 29993709324315/comments/29993745857947
Got a couple fellows around here that would pass for big foot. Does that count?
Hell, everytime I look in the mirror and at my dainty size 12 Japo feet I can pass for big "foot". Come later this week I'll be headed to San Jose to the Japo market and I'll be head and shoulder above all the "average" Japos. I'll get the looks from their little kids like they're seeing Godzilla.
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yoshmyster: 29993709324315/comments/29993729755931
https://forums.gunbroker.com/discussion/comment/11426241#Comment_11426241
Have you seen it?
Yosh, I've never looked good enough to see him 😏
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Friend of mine told of the crock a-gator - meanest animal in the world. Crocodile head on one end and alligator head on the other. No wonder it's so mean - it can't poop.
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