This is the fourth carcass, discovered May 8 north of Cuero, Texas. The first three were found south of Cuero last year.

Perhaps, Phylis Canion said, there is no supernatural component to the legend of the fanged monster with fiery red eyes, big claws, and distinct ridge along its spine.

Maybe, she added, there’s a scientific explanation for the mythical creature, which would make it a cryptid — an animal whose existence has been reported but not confirmed.

“I never disputed that it did not have some sort of coyote in it,” Canion said of the tests conducted at Texas State University at San Marcos. “What I disputed was the tests were not involved or detailed enough to tell me what else could have been in it.

“Or why it had no hair.”

Could the Chupacabra be a cross-breed between a coyote and the Mexican Wolf? The saying that everything is bigger in Texas is true. But having spent half my life there, I can also say that they have some of the strangest creatures.

Source: Star-Telegram.com