Chupacabra found?

Texas Man Says He Has Mythical Chupacabra

A man living north of San Antonio says he has quite the animal sitting in his freezer — and it may be a mythical chupacabra.

Full article here: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/20661717/detail.html

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16 Comments

  1. linda high
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 9:12 am | Permalink

    That is one of the Mexican hairless type dogs. Poor little guy.

    http://www.dogster.com/breeds/mexican_hairless_xoloitzcuintli

  2. tshaffer
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 9:19 am | Permalink

    Looks like a coyote with mange. Have seen several this summer.

  3. Karl
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 9:29 am | Permalink

    What Linda said, or some sort of coyote with mange.

    Until a zoolologist and/or vet examines it, I am a disbeliever.

  4. Kathy Presley
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 9:32 am | Permalink

    Looks like a coyote with severe mange to me.

  5. Luke Gross
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 9:47 am | Permalink

    There has been a major outbreak of red mange in the state of Texas over the past few years. There have been many videos of coyotes with mange given to news organizations claiming they are a chupacabras. These are nothing more than poor coyotes with mange.

  6. Joisey Gene
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 10:07 am | Permalink

    this is most definitely a Mexican Hairless (xoloitzcuintli).
    This is not the first time I have seen this breed mistaken for “El Chupacabra” . There seems to be a rash of Mex Hairless on the loose in the South West.

  7. Starchild
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 10:17 am | Permalink

    No chupacabra here. Nothing more than a dog/coyote with mange. Good grief.

  8. Posted September 2, 2009 at 11:11 am | Permalink

    Yup, dog. Seriously, how could someone even have this corpse and not know it was a dog?

  9. Dane
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 7:19 pm | Permalink

    Why are there so many stupid people on this lovely planet?

  10. Peter
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 10:30 pm | Permalink

    Definitely a member of the Canidae family who happened to get its last meal from a member of the Hominidae family with the expected for results. PTD

  11. KatG
    Posted September 3, 2009 at 10:44 am | Permalink

    I know I’m running the risk on being jumped on here. But can we wait until it’s been thoroughly examined before passing judgement on what this might be? How many times do we get miffed when what we believe in is so off-handedly dismissed?, i.e. Bigfoot. I’m just sayin’…=)

  12. Karl
    Posted September 3, 2009 at 11:13 am | Permalink

    You do have a good point, KatG.

  13. Joisey Gene
    Posted September 3, 2009 at 3:29 pm | Permalink

    Ouch! I just the stupid knocked out of me. lol :) You are absolutely correct KatG.
    Joisey

  14. Lee
    Posted September 3, 2009 at 5:07 pm | Permalink

    While several people, such as KatG has a good point about being quick to dismiss this, also we must think about the facts.In this case as others, it’s pretty obvious to most onlookers that these animals being featured in most of these video’s are dogs! Whether they are the mexican hairless breed or possible mange coyote, you would think that a taxidermist should surely know the difference from a hairless dog and mange coyote from an unidentified species, I mean come on!! It’s usally silly misconceptions like this that ends up casting doubt over the real undiscovered animals such as sasquatch, and is the reason so many people are afraid to even entertain the thought that anything could still be out there, that man still has not identified and put his greedy little hands on yet!

  15. Mark
    Posted September 4, 2009 at 11:27 am | Permalink

    Meh. Looks like a canine to me. There are several hairless breeds out there, among them the Chinese Crested and the Peruvian Inca Orchid. This could be one of those (tho it looks too big for a CC) or a hybrid between a hairless and a coyote?

  16. KatG
    Posted September 4, 2009 at 12:27 pm | Permalink

    You are right, Lee. He is a taxidermist and should know the general makeup of a dog or coyote, but he has found some inconsistancies, which is why it has been brought to attention. Let’s check it out before we all call him silly or a publicity hound. If it turns out to be what some think is blindingly obvious, I am more than willing to accept that.