The Chupacabra - "Goatsucker" Phenomenon
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The Chupacabra or Goatsucker, is a phenomenon that started in mid 1995 in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Something strange was killing all the livestock in and around Canovanas, draining all their blood. When the corpses were found, the blood had been drained through one or two small puncture wounds. "The wounds are usually about the diameter of a straw and three to four inches in length", claimed a local veterinarian who examined some of the corpses of the victims.
The deaths were mysterious indeed, but it wasn't until September 1995 that the panic really set in. A housewife witnessed a Chupacabra attack and described the beast as a fanged, kangaroo creature with evil red eyes. Another Canovanas witness, Misael Negron, described the creature as being "about three or four feet tall with skin like that of a dinosaur. It had bright red eyes the size of hens eggs, long fangs and spikes down its head and back." It attacked the family goat, as it had done with so many others. Hence, the name Chupacabra.
By November news was travelling beyond just Puerto Rico as reports of this goatsucker became more widespread. Luis Guadalupe described the creature as "ugly as a demon, and it flew through the air." He also stated that it had a "pointy, long tongue like a snake." What is this creature? Some say wolves, some vampires, some the devil, some think it's extraterrestrial in origin. Puerto Rico has been long thought to be a UFO hotspot. Rumors of secret US military bases and mysterious lights in the sky. What is going on in Puerto Rico? Is it just a coincidence that the Arecibo Observatory is located on the North part of the Island? Only time will tell, but until then, the rumors and the fears run rampant.
It is claimed that the Chupacabra is accompanied by an unusually strong scent of sulphur, not unlike the demonic creatures of folklore. Witness Madelyne Tolentino claimed, "it jumped like a kangaroo and smelled like sulfur." It has also been known, in some cases, to have supernatural strength. In one case, it allegedly tore a 16ft by 14ft iron gate off it's hinges to get to the animals. There has been rumor that the smell the creature emits is actually it's way of immobilizing the animals while it drains them of their blood. It is not only animals the creature is attacking, but also some humans. Angel Pulido, from Jalisco, reported getting bit by something that was "a giant bat which looked like a witch". Also in Mexico, Teodora Reyes showed marks which were supposedly caused by the claws of the chupacabra.
It's vampiric like qualities, it's penchant for bloodsucking, have put quite a scare into the residents of Puerto Rico and Mexico. It is quite possible that the chupacabra hides somewhere in the daytime, most likely in caves, or underground. Unfortunately, especially in Puerto Rico, there are miles of cave systems which seem to go on forever, making it almost impossible to hunt for the Chupacabra.
But there is one man in Puerto Rico who is willing to search for the creature. He is Jose Soto, the mayor of Canovanas. He is reported to have led police and towsnpeople alike, through the bushes in search of the monster. It is rumored that Soto was armed with a 12-inch crucifix to ward off the demon. While this sounds rather comical, it only shows the amount of fear instilled in the people of Puerto Rico.
Mexico and the United States
There have been recent reports of the Chupacabra in California, Texas, Miami, Baja California, and the reports throughout Mexico are too numerous to mention. One of the first attacks in the U.S. was in Tuscon, Arizona where Billy Nubian's two goats were attacked by a creature in the middle of the night. He described it as a large "ratlike" creature, which when spotted, let out an "unhuman shriek" and ran away.
In Baja California, a dog was found with two puncture marks in the neck. So far, this is the only report from Baja California. In Miami, there was apparently a bloodbath in terror when 69 farm animals were killed in one night. the animals belonged to two families living in the Sweetwater district, and they have even gone on television claiming it was a chupacabra.
Even in Panama, the killings have occurred. Daisy Arauz claimed that the Chupacabra killed the family dog. Throughout the countryside are reports of dead animals with he puncture marks in their necks. Elizabeth Saavedra claimed she was attacked by a chupacabra in the middle of the night.
Brazil
Apparently there has been quite a buzz recently in Brazil about the Chupacabra. My correspondent in Brazil informed me of a program that aired on Brazilian televison on June 29th, 1997. There have been several spottings of the Chupacabras in Brazil, as well as an apparent killing of one. Two men were fishing at night when they spotted something coming out of the lake. They were unsure what it was, so they shot it, and the next morning they discovered that it was a chupacabra. They cut off the creatures head and now are still in possession of it.
On the television program, they showed the head and the interviewers asked the man to cut off part of the bone for analysis, but the man refused. Another part of the program had an American UFOlogist, who is living in Brazil, claiming that he had captured a live one. He refused to show it to local authorities, stating that he would only allow American investigaors inside his house where the creature is kept. I'm sure he's hoping to get money for his "find". If anyone is interested in contacting the televison program for more info, the email address is:
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