Woman in Texas Claims Grandson Killed Legendary Chupacabra

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Ranchers in Victoria,Texas say they killed a chupacabra they found roaming on their land.

ā€œMy grandson ran and got a gun, and shot it at 250 yards,ā€ Lucy Ohrt told KAVU. ā€œAnd my grandchildren said ā€˜Oh, that’s a chupacabra’.ā€

Chupacabra means ā€œgoat suckerā€ in Spanish, and according to legend, the creature sucks the blood of livestock.

ā€œI’ve heard people say that they’ve gotten young calves, but they never gotten one of ours.ā€ Ohrt said. ā€œIt’s got long hair on it and this one does not have any hair and that’s what makes it different from a regular coyote.ā€

Scientists say there is no such animal, that the chupacabra is a myth, a made-up creature.

Josh Turner a wildlife biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife says that as far as he knows, they don’t exist. He thinks the mysterious animal is nothing more than a wild animal with mange.

ā€œThere’s a mythical creature that most people see,ā€ Turner told CNN. ā€œBut what it really is is Sarcoptic mange, which is caused by a mite that bites the animal, and it can be pretty much on any mammal.ā€

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The Daily News reported that the legendary creature, sometimes called the ā€œBigfoot of Latin culture,ā€ has a vicious reputation. A cross between a dog and a wolf, the chupacabra is said to target livestock, killing animals and ripping them limb from limb.

This is not the first time ranchers say that they’ve seen what they believe is a chupacabra. In 2010, there was a sighting on a ranch near San Antonio, and similar stories were reported in South Florida in 1996.

ā€œI’m scared they’re going to get my dogs,ā€ Ohrt said after showing the animal to the camera.

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