Other / Unknown reports from the 1910s
18 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other / Unknown · Cook County, Georgia · 1913
Reports reached the state game warden that a mysterious wild animal terrorized residents of Doerun, was found under a house, chased by dogs, and shot at by W. H. Wimpy.
Other / Unknown · Rhodesia, England · 1910
Two natives in Rhodesia reported seeing a monster with the head of a crocodile, horns of a rhinoceros, neck of a python, and body of a hippopotamus.
Other / Unknown · Big Horn County, Montana · 1910
Witnesses report that L. N. O'Dell and J. W. Vaught captured a massive snake in a canyon near Laurel, Montana, after being guided by terrified Indians.
Other / Unknown · Greenville, South Carolina · 1916
Witness reports a monster turtle weighing 300 pounds was displayed in a drug store window after being caught in Norfolk.
Other / Unknown · Rhodesia, England · 1910
Two natives claimed to have seen a huge monster described as half dragon and half elephant in Rhodesia.
Other / Unknown · Springdale, Pennsylvania · 1910
Witness reports an unidentified wild beast resembling a kangaroo with panther-like ferocity terrorizing the farming section around Springdale.
Other / Unknown · Milanville, Pennsylvania · 1913
Sidney Brush and his sister claim to have seen a very large snake on the road.
Other / Unknown · Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania · 1913
Fred Greeley reports seeing a massive snake resembling a log in the woods near Tyler Hill.
Other / Unknown · Bamingui River, Bamingui-Bangoran · 1911
A soldier was seized by a mourou-ngou while in a canoe and dragged into the water.
Other / Unknown · Albuquerque, New Mexico · 1910
Robert Adams encountered about 100 Mexicans on the trail of a serpent near cliff dwellings; the men were highly excited and sure of its existence before the trail vanished.
Other / Unknown · Acre, Região Norte · 1913
A 1913 newspaper article mentioned the macaco de borracha of Acre as an animal covered in long and tangled hair which repels bullets.
Other / Unknown · Dawson County, Georgia · 1912
Witness reports that Mr. [name] was attacked by a large turtle while bathing at mi"i"‘* Beach and had to steer it to shore with the help of Miss [name] and two servants.
Other / Unknown · Albuquerque, New Mexico · 1910
A goat herder and his son heard a great noise resembling wind or a train while tending their flock near cliff dwellers; the father fled home alone, leaving his son missing, while many claim to have…
Other / Unknown · Africa · 1914
Walter Winans reports that Carl Hagenbeck told him two travelers had seen the brontosaurus in swamps in central Africa.
Other / Unknown · New Mexico · 1913
A report claims a genuine hodag was found in the salt marshes of New Mexico, described by an old trapper as having an anteater-like head, tusks, coarse brown hair, and a horned tail.
Other / Unknown · Pendleton, Oregon · 1915
A St. Louis gentleman recalls a story about a mysterious animal called the 'What-Is-it' exhibited at an opera house, which caused chaos before the showmen disappeared with the receipts.
Other / Unknown · Phoenix, Arizona · 1913
Witness reports seeing a Hodag near Sycamore Creek Ranch on January 30, 1913, which fled when approached with a shotgun.
Other / Unknown · Birmingham, Alabama · 1911
W. A. Lindsay claimed to have killed a Wialla-Polula, which he described as having the form of a large bird with powers of contraction and expansion.