Fearsome critters
23 entries in the Fearsome Critters compendium.
Fearsome crittersLegendary beasts from North American logging camp folklore.AgropelterMythical critter that throws branches from hollow trees.Belled buzzardA bell-wearing buzzard in folklore, omen of disaster.DungavenhooterA mouthless crocodylian that inhales vaporized prey.Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods, With a Few Desert and Mountain BeastsA 1910 field guide to North American lumberjack folklore creatures.Fur-bearing troutLegendary fish with fur from American and Icelandic folklore.GillygalooA fearsome critter that lays square eggs like dice.GlawackusLegendary blind creature with a hyena-like screech.Goofus birdA backwards-flying bird from lumberjack tall tales.HidebehindNocturnal forest creature that hides from direct sight.HodagA fearsome critter born from cremated oxen ashes.Hoop snakeLegendary snake that rolls like a hoop to pursue prey.HugagA moose-like critter that cannot lie down or graze.JackalopeMythical North American jackrabbit with antelope horns.Jersey DevilLegendary cryptid of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.Joint snakeLegendary Southern snake that breaks apart and reassembles.Sidehill gougerA hillside-dwelling critter with legs of unequal length.SnallygasterBird-reptile chimera from Maryland German folklore.Snipe huntA fool's errand tricking newcomers into hunting an imaginary creature.Snow snake (folklore)A venomous white serpent of American winter folklore.SplintercatA legendary feline that splinters trees with its head.SquonkMythical Pennsylvania creature that dissolves in its own tears.Wampus catA shape-shifting feline of Cherokee and Appalachian folklore.
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