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Chupacabra found alive in Texas? (photos and video at link)
AZ Family.com ^ | 4/2/14 | Janelle Bludau

Posted on 04/02/2014 9:23:39 PM PDT by Rebelbase

RATCLIFFE, Texas — Deep in the back woods of South Texas, you never know what might be lurking around the corner, or in your tree.

“He saw this strange animal up here eating corn,” Jackie Stock said.

In Ratcliffe, a small town in DeWitt County, residents are certain they've found the mythical, despicable chupacabra, and this time, it's alive.

Ratcliffe Resident Jackie Stock said her husband caught the creature Sunday night.

“He called me to come and look, and I said ‘Bubba that looks like a baby chupacabra,’” Stock said.

With its hairless back, large claws, countless teeth and ferocious growl, many would say this animal fits the bill.

“I hunted coons for 20 years with dogs and I ain’t ever seen anything that looks like that right there,” Ratcliffe resident Arlen Parma said.

Parma said one of the biggest signs it's not a raccoon is its growl.

“A coon doesn’t make that noise, or a possum. What makes that noise? I guess a chupacabra does,” Parma said.

Most people in DeWitt County are convinced this is the elusive chupacabra, but what do wildlife experts have to say?

“The animal in the cage as best I can tell from the view is some sort of a small canine,” Brent Ortego, Wildlife Diversity Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, said.

Ortego said a canine can include a coyote, dog, or even a fox. He said the animal most likely has mange which has caused it to lose its hair. But as for a chupacabra, he thinks otherwise.

“It's never been proven to be a unique species. It was always something out there that allegedly was said to cause harm to people or livestock,” Ortego said.

Chupacabra or not, right now this little guy is staying at the Stock household, living off a diet of cat food and corn, at least until someone can find out what it really is.

“We were just trying to figure out what it is because we've never seen anything like it before,” Stock said.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canine; chupacabra; dog; mange; wilddog
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To: shibumi

LMAO


101 posted on 04/02/2014 11:20:01 PM PDT by Salamander (SNEK!!!)
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To: ApplegateRanch

YEP that looks like him or her which ever the case may be! This one however is in much better condition!


102 posted on 04/02/2014 11:22:36 PM PDT by Kit cat (OBummer must go)
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To: Boogieman
Most people have never seen one without its coat on

I have, but never seen one that looked like that after I removed his coat, either. ;-')

103 posted on 04/02/2014 11:23:38 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: Salamander

I’m still curious why Mexicans fear it.. it’s their boogeyman they tell their kids nightmare stories with to ‘better act right’... How big you think this one will get after care? 80 lbs?


104 posted on 04/02/2014 11:26:23 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: ApplegateRanch

what about the ears?


105 posted on 04/02/2014 11:36:34 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: Rebelbase

I propose that it is time take the mystery out of all these sightings and have competent zoos take a before shaved and after shaved picture of a few of all mammals known to exist.


106 posted on 04/02/2014 11:40:07 PM PDT by ResponseAbility (The truth of liberalism is the stupid can feel smart, the lazy entitled, and the immoral unashamed)
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To: txhurl

They’re superstitious.

I think it will weigh about as much as the average coon does, sans hair.

:)


107 posted on 04/02/2014 11:41:21 PM PDT by Salamander (SNEK!!!)
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To: ResponseAbility; shibumi

108 posted on 04/02/2014 11:42:44 PM PDT by Salamander (SNEK!!!)
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To: Salamander

Shaved beaver, I presume?


109 posted on 04/02/2014 11:50:16 PM PDT by GOPmember
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To: txhurl

http://www.wptv.com/news/region-indian-river-county/vero-beach/hairless-raccoon-found-in-vero-beach-to-be-relocated-to-busch-wildlife-sanctuary-in-jupiter

Hard to tell about the ears, but it matches well otherwise. Poor mangy creature, whatever it is.


110 posted on 04/02/2014 11:52:03 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Its those cheap Obama phones.


111 posted on 04/02/2014 11:55:04 PM PDT by Conservative4Ever (waiting for my Magic 8 ball to give me an answer)
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To: GOPmember

:)


112 posted on 04/02/2014 11:57:08 PM PDT by Salamander (SNEK!!!)
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To: Salamander
Probably using the wrong term for it....it's mite...can't even see the buggers...

Only one chemical I have found seems to be effective and that is permethrine...problem is my dog is allergic to it. It has been quite a battle but i finally won it by using very small doses of it and doing it 4 times a month.

It has happened several times...he's 11 now, but I am trying to give him a few more years. The mite bites humans as well, vet told me it is of the type that crosses species..difficult to eradicate and this part of the country is crawling with the stuff..

Part of the after effects, is a thickening and blackening of the skin and loss of hair, all the hair..

Using cortisone's, off the shelf, and believe it or not, Dynovite....

He's been on the dyno for 6 weeks and all the hair is back and the bad skin is falling off replaced by new skin and hair..

I have never tried to use a dietary aid until now, as I was afraid I might lose him. So I bought the stuff and darn glad I did...

114 posted on 04/03/2014 12:08:50 AM PDT by Cold Heat (Have you reached your breaking point yet? If not now....then when?)
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To: ResponseAbility; Salamander; txhurl
Shaved Bear



116 posted on 04/03/2014 12:22:06 AM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: Gasshog

Al Czervik: Oh, this your wife, huh? A lovely lady. Hey baby, you must’ve been something before electricity.


117 posted on 04/03/2014 12:24:40 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Cruz and/or Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: ApplegateRanch

But it’s not in DeWitt County, as the article claims.


118 posted on 04/03/2014 12:26:53 AM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media -- IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: shibumi
Not quite sure why this pic is in the slide show


119 posted on 04/03/2014 12:36:52 AM PDT by Rome2000
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To: Rebelbase

Ain’t nobody here seen a baby jackalope before its ears and horns grew out?


120 posted on 04/03/2014 12:46:23 AM PDT by kaehurowing
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