Honey Island Swamp monster

Honey Island Swamp monster

The Honey Island Swamp monster is a humanoid cryptid reported from Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana since 1963.

Description

The creature is described as bipedal, seven feet (2.2 metres) tall, with gray hair and yellow eyes. The creature is accompanied by a disgusting smell. ["They described a vicious looking..." in [http://honeyisland.americanmonsters.com/legend.html american monsters.com] ] Footprints supposedly left by the creature have four toes. [ [http://ucmmuseum.com/honeyislandswampmonster.htm Honey Island Swamp Monster at the UCM Museum, Abita Springs, Louisiana ] ]

ightings

The first claimed sighting was in 1963 by Harlan Ford, a retired Air traffic controller who had taken up wildlife photography. After his death in 1980, a reel of Super 8 film showing the creature was allegedly found among his belongings. [ [http://www.angelfire.com/la2/SwampMonster/ Honey Island Swamp Monster
Legend Of The Louisiana Honey Island Swamp Monster On DVD
Bigfoot, Cryptozoology, Homonoids, Sasquach, Skunk Ape, Swamp Tours
]
]

In 1974 the monster gained national fame after Ford and his friend Billy Mills claimed to have found unusual footprints in the area, as well as the body of a wild boar whose throat had been gashed. Ford continued to hunt for the creature for the next six years.

Criticism

The idea of a large, ape-like creature in the area is not without its critics, notably the local ecologist Paul Wagner, who with his wife Sue run nature tours in the area. Neither they nor their Cajun guide, Robbie Charbonnet, have seen any evidence for it. ["searching for evidence" in [http://www.csicop.org/si/2001-07/i-files.html] another skeptic, naturalist John V. Dennis, also has never seen the monster, although local fishermen have, according to him.]

In folklore

A local legend tells of a train crash in the area in the early twentieth century. A travelling circus was on the train, and from it a group of chimpanzees escaped, and interbred with the local alligator population. ["Perhaps the most bizarre legend..." in [http://honeyisland.americanmonsters.com/legend.html american monsters.com] ]

ee also

* Fouke Monster
* Lake Worth monster
* Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp
* Skunk ape

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Honey Island Swamp — The Honey Island Swamp ( fr. Marais de l Île de Miel) is a marshland located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana in St. Tammany Parish. The swamp is bordered on the north by U.S. 90, on the south by Lake Borgne, on the east by… …   Wikipedia

  • Montauk Monster — Coordinates: 41°02′21″N 71°55′07″W / 41.039132°N 71.918714°W / 41.039132; 71.918714 …   Wikipedia

  • Chessie (sea monster) — Chessie Creature Grouping Local Legend Sub grouping Sea serpent Data First reported 1943 Country United States Region …   Wikipedia

  • Loch Ness Monster — For other uses, see Loch Ness Monster (disambiguation). Nessie redirects here. For other uses, see Nessie (disambiguation). the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie, Niseag[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Lake Van Monster — (Van Gölü Canavarı (Turkish)) Creature Grouping Cryptid Sub grouping Lake monster Data First reported 1889 …   Wikipedia

  • Momo the Monster — Momo (Missouri Monster) Creature Grouping Cryptid Data First reported 1971 Country United States Region …   Wikipedia

  • Ayia Napa sea monster — (The Friendly Monster, Creature From The Depths) Ammochostos Monster , Travels in the Eastern Mediteranean, John Smith Moffat, Published 1889 Creature …   Wikipedia

  • Mogollon Monster — The Mogollon Rim, Arizona Creature Grouping Cryptid Sub grouping Hominid …   Wikipedia

  • Morag (loch monster) — Morag (Mòrag (Scottish Gaelic)) Creature Grouping Cryptid Sub grouping Lake monster Data First reported 1887 …   Wikipedia

  • Governors Island — This article is about Governors Island in New York Harbor. For other uses, see Governors Island (disambiguation). Governors Island U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”