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The lay of the land near Stivers Lagoon. Watch out for the water hazards on the nearby golf course.
Another report of a huge, unidentified reptile? Let’s put the latest sightings in their NoCal context.
The reptile spotted by two people at a Fremont, California, golf course last week remains at large, and there are no plans [...]

Read: Third Green Warning: Cryptid Reptile Loose »

Just in case you forget, as you go out looking for cryptids, yes, animals do attack. Animals are doing what animals do.
Two surfers have been killed by sharks off the west coast of Mexico this spring, and people continue to be have less than warm and fuzzy encounters.
There are breaking announcements and news this [...]

Read: Cougar Eats, Gator Attacks, and Hyena Kills Humans »

Fishermen in the eastern province of Anhui (near Hefei) have found a wild Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), which is being called a living fossil, and tracks of another, local authorities said on Monday, June 23, 2008.
The Chinese or Yangtze alligator is native only to China. It is smaller than the other alligator species, the American [...]

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On Sunday, June 22, 2008, Massachusetts got into the out-of-place alligator business. Welcome to another summer of errant crocs in North America!
Barnstable police and Barnstable Natural Resource officer responded to a Hyannis resident who reported finding an alligator resting under his car, on Hiramar Road.
The animal was described as 3-feet in length and about [...]

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On June 20, 2008, the alligator above was caught in a branch of the Chicago River, Illinois; it measured 4½ feet long and about 45 pounds. The alligator was found in the Bubbly Creek, in a woodsy area near 37th Street and Racine Avenue, which at one time was one of the dirtiest parts of [...]

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The Sheriff decided to carry the photo of the Saltville gator to show folks, because no one believed him.
More “crazy crocs” have made their way into mini-media mentions. The “crocs” is shorthand for “crocodilians,” of course, and thus includes alligators, crocodiles, gharials, caimans, and kin.
Ohio
On Monday, June 16, 2008, an “urban alligator,” as it [...]

Read: Crazy Crocs: OH, VA, MD, & MI »

The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) has a northernmost range that occasionally stretches into northern Florida, with individuals wandering as far north as Palm Beach County on the east coast and Sarasota County on the west coast.
The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a widely distributed species, ranging from northern South America to the tip of the [...]

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Chad Arment has passed along updates on a 2 to 3 ft long crocodilian being sighted and photographed in Hickory Lake, North Carolina. Seen for a week now (since Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008), it remains uncaught.
Eyewitnesses thought it was an alligator, but official speculation, at first, said it was a caiman.
N.C. Department of [...]

Read: Current Crazy Croc Encounter »

The following account signals that spring is finally here in North America.
In Mysterious America, I noted that out-of-place alligators should to be tracked to keep such reports separate from Lake Monster reports. Over thirty years ago, reports of crocs could often indicate an extension of the reptile’s range or an escaped or released pet. [...]

Read: Brookline Gator Sighted »

Okay, I started hearing about this a couple days ago, and it now seems to be taking on cryptic or even cryptid status. Folks in Tennessee are having “Alligator Sightings Outside Memphis,” according to the Chicago Tribune:
Alligators aren’t suppose to be this far north. Nevertheless, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has gotten reports of [...]

Read: Why Cryptozoology Is Interested In Alligator Sightings »