'Hybrid Mutant' Found Dead in Maine {REAL MONSTER Alert!]

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 8/16/06 | AP

[TFFKAMM]

(08-16) 13:55 PDT Turner, Maine (AP) --

Residents are wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation.

The animal was found near power lines along Route 4 on Saturday, apparently struck by a car while chasing a cat. The carcass was photographed and inspected by several people who live in the area, but nobody is sure exactly what it is.

Michelle O'Donnell of Turner spotted the animal near her yard about a week before it was killed. She called it a "hybrid mutant of something."

"It was evil, evil looking. And it had a horrible stench I will never forget," she told the Sun Journal of Lewiston. "We locked eyes for a few seconds and then it took off. I've lived in Maine my whole life and I've never seen anything like it."

For the past 15 years, residents across Androscoggin County have reported seeing and hearing a mysterious animal with chilling monstrous cries and eyes that glow in the night. The animal has been blamed for attacking and killing a Doberman pinscher and a Rottweiler the past couple of years.

People from Litchfield, Sabattus, Greene, Turner, Lewiston and Auburn have come forward to speak of a mystery monster that roams the woods. Nobody knows for sure what it is, and theories have ranged from a hyena or dingo to a fisher or coydog, an offspring of a coyote and a wild dog.

Now, people are asking if the mystery beast and the animal killed over the weekend are one and the same...

[sanchmo]

Or a Rodent Of Unusual Size

[Chena]

Killer shrew my butt, that's a werewolf. Must have been hit by a Silverado.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[armymarinemom]

Meanwhile the most dangerous creature of all running loose in Maine is in danger of being reelected!

[Chena]

And Chows are one of the most aggressive dogs out there.

Nah-ah.... We had a golden retriever once that killed hundreds of people.....with love. ;)

[One_who_hopes_to_know]

[SunkenCiv]

I almost arfed when I saw the pic. ;') This tail has less than meets the eye. ;')

[Thinkin' Gal]

"It was evil, evil looking. And it had a horrible stench I will never forget," she told the Sun Journal of Lewiston. "We locked eyes for a few seconds and then it took off. I've lived in Maine my whole life and I've never seen anything like it."

[potlatch]

Thanks HOTD. The one picture doesn't look all that odd. Seems I recall another case in the last couple of years of a strange animal being found.

[Slings and Arrows]

The guy hold that thing's muzzle open with his bare hands must be aiming for a Darwin award. Rabies is spread through saliva.

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah - there was a weird hairless thing that I think they figured out was some kind of coyote with mange.

[potlatch]

LOL, you may be right. I remember seeing pictures of a really sad looking creature. Made you feel sorry for how it must have suffered.

[Experiment 6-2-6]

NO NO NO.

It's STITCH!


He's a dog.. I think...


He was dead when they brought him in here....

[SlowBoat407]

He's not dead. He's pinin' for the fjords.

[Scotsman will be Free]

You ought to hear what a mountain lion sounds like.

[Thombo2]

Short snout+small ears.Chow mix?

[Darnright]

Here's a photo of a purebred smooth coated Chow Chow:

I think I have to vote for your theory that the dog (it's a dog, or possibly a dog/coyote or wolf hybrid) is a mix of Chow and Akita.

[Rembrandt]

It's been a while since Stephen King wrote a book, at least under his own name.

[I'm ALL Right!]

Dead? Dog?

[Eaker]

Nice chest



bones.............

Great movie and thanks for "letting" us sit though it.

;<)

[Eaker]

Damn,

Just missed being 200.