HONEY ISLAND SWAMP MONSTER
AKA: Tainted Keitre | Louisiana Swamp Monster
📍 QUICK FACTS
| Origin: | Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana |
| State/Region: | Louisiana |
| Country: | USA |
| First Sighting: | 1963 |
| Category: | Humanoid |
📖 DESCRIPTION
A 7-foot tall humanoid creature with grayish-brown matted hair. It has webbed feet, yellow or red glowing eyes, and emits a putrid, death-like smell. Believed by some to be a hybrid of escaped chimpanzees and alligators.
👁️ FAMOUS SIGHTINGS
- ►Harlan Ford and Billy Mills first encountered the creature while hunting
- ►Harlan Ford filmed alleged footage and made plaster casts of footprints
🎭 CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
The Honey Island Swamp Monster has become Louisiana's answer to Bigfoot. Swamp tours capitalize on the legend. The footage shot by Harlan Ford remains some of the most analyzed cryptid evidence.
🃏 METAZOO CARD
Honey Island Swamp Monster
Wilderness 1st Edition
Bronze