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Other Flying · Merced County, California · 1882

CA-1882ID case-474a4f4308Added to map Oct 6, 2026
Creature
Other Flying
When
Jan 17, 1882to the day
Where
Merced County, Californiato county level
Reports
2 documents1 independent

The account

Witnesses on a Southern Pacific train reported a giant winged serpent attacking the locomotive and passengers firing revolvers at it.

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Details

Creature
Other Flying
Where
Merced County, California, United States
mapped to county level · from the report's own words, generalized to a larger area
When
Jan 17, 1882
Account
Not first-hand (retold or reported by someone else)
Backed by
1 independent source (2 documents; copies and reprints are not confirmations)
Added to map
Oct 6, 2026
Case id
case-474a4f4308

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Source trail (2)

Down the rabbit hole → 2 documents, and how they connect

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  1. The Flying Serpent Who Battled a Train and Other American Dragons
    Reddit · 2024-11-14
    Earliest found, not necessarily the original.
  2. The Flying Serpent Who Battled a Train (and Other American Dragons)
    Reddit · 2024-11-14

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