Today we talk about a German inspired cryptid, The Snallygaster.
The Snallygaster is a dragon like cryptid, from the North East part of the United States seen mostly in Frederick county , Maryland, Central Maryland and the Washington DC area...
Starting in 1730 the Maryland area was being settled by German immigrants.
Some of the earliest sightings of the Snallygaster describe the monster terrorizing the community and because of it's intense speed they called it a (Schneller Geist ) That's German for "quick ghost"
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The earliest version of the creature seemed to describe a strange combination of features seeming to be that of a half bird Half Reptilian like monster.
The snallygaster was was often described as a fierce Half reptile, half-bird with a metallic like beak lined with razor-sharp teeth occasionally with octopus-like tentacles.
It swoops silently from the
sky to pick up and carry off its victims.
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The earliest stories claim
that this monster sucked the blood of its victims. A Seven Pointed Star was apparently a good luck charm of sorts said to keep the snallygaster at bay, and it can still be seen painted on local barns from time to time.
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At one point Theodore Roosevelt reportedly considered postponing one of his African safari's to personally hunt the beast, Even the Smithsonian Museum was offering a reward the the creature.
Much like the Jersey Devil, sightings of the Snallygaster still continue to this day, whether this creature is physical or more ethereal in nature, or if it even exist outside of our imaginations the legends will continue for many years to come..
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