'Hybrid Mutant' Disturbs the Hell out of Me
This has been one of the most emailed articles on Boston.com recently, and I can't help but post it up here. Seems there was some strange creature killed by car up in Maine recently:
TURNER, Maine --Residents are wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation...
Michelle O'Donnell of Turner spotted the animal near her yard about a week before it was killed. She called it a "hybrid mutant of something."
"It was evil, evil looking. And it had a horrible stench I will never forget," she told the Sun Journal of Lewiston. "We locked eyes for a few seconds and then it took off. I've lived in Maine my whole life and I've never seen anything like it."
Ah! How freaky! Imagine the shock of hitting something like this with your car, or worst yet, locking eyes while it's alive. I've mentioned here before about my giant fear of rats, so this description of the "hybrid mutant" disturbs me the most:
Mike O'Donnell, who is married to Michelle O'Donnell, said the animal looked "half-rodent, half-dog" to him.
It was charcoal gray, weighed between 40 and 50 pounds and had a bushy tail, a short snout, short ears and curled fangs hanging over its lips, he said. It looked like "something out of a Stephen King story."
Apparently they don't actually know what kind of creature this is yet, but I have my suspicions. I bet an ugly wolf mated with one of those horrible rats I always see in the alley behind my house.
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