tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post6876012512708749279..comments2023-06-02T08:24:13.828-07:00Comments on THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WOODS...: Chupacabras Under The SpotlightNick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-39229447248091794672007-04-06T11:13:00.000-07:002007-04-06T11:13:00.000-07:00I find the possibility of chupacabras particularly...I find the possibility of chupacabras particularly interesting, as it is the crytpid I MAY have gotten a brief glance at. During the Florida drought of 2001 I lived on a farm with my ex-wife. Many of the trees were in great distress because of the heat and dry conditions. One had nearly fallen over on my house. In an effort to help cool and water them I was out spraying down their trunks during the hottest part of the day. I was using a pressure nozzle with some real power. At one point the stream went into an open cavity and out popped two VERY unhappy looking creatures the like of which I have never seen before. Rather large, especially given the size of the hole they emerged from, about three feet long, they gave much the appearance of a primate and moved like one. Their shoulder looked strong even bulky. They had flat faces, and I remember they seemed to be squinting against the light. Most curious of all, from their arms to their legs stretched a thick membrane much like a bat. They were startlingly white. It could be said that these were just a large albino bat, in and of itself that would be quite a sighting. However, the largest bat in North America is called The Western Mastiff bat which in the US is only found in southern california, and the body of which is only a foot and a half long. Honestly, as someone who has studied wildlife science, the size of the wings doesn't seem large enough to carry a creature of that size. Is that a chupacabra? I don't know. but it was something. It was not a opposum, as there was no gray in the fur, no naked tail, and it moved completely differently. The sighting didn't last long. I remember feeling bad for them actually, as though I had disturbed their privacy. I got the impression they were either siblings or a mated pair. They gave off no sense of menace or evil. Strangely, I did feel as though they were sentient somehow, different than just an animal, and their heads were quite large, with the rounded, side mounted ears of a primate. It's just strange. I looked for them after that, but never saw them again.Mac The Knifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632642037738160518noreply@blogger.com