[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Somehow, I don't remember having seen one.

Well, they were all eaten within a year, or less, and this was 42 years ago. I guess you were in middle school. Were you anywhere near the canals down there where the piranha almost got established a decade or two back?

[HairOfTheDog]

This mysterious breed of giant snails that just aren't around any more sounds like a legend of childhood proportions to me... LCS...

Around here, we had the Black Lake Monster. Some say it looked like a turtle.