Other / Unknown reports in Pennsylvania
13 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 · Mercer County, Pennsylvania · 1934
Natives of the Pymatuning swamp area insist that strange monsters, described as survivors of an earlier geological era, roamed in the semi-tropical heart of the swamp.
Other / Unknown · Monongahela River, Pennsylvania
Witness reports finding a large rock in the sand near the shore after backing their boat out of the water.
Other / Unknown · Butler County, Pennsylvania · 1992
Witnesses report hearing an unidentifiable scream from the tree line while flying kites in a field in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Other / Unknown · Pennsylvania
Witnesses report hearing loud laughing, yelling, and dogs from a distance.
Other / Unknown · Conowingo Creek, Pennsylvania · 1889
Other persons report having seen the tracks of a strange animal in the neighborhood of the Susquehanna Paper Mills.
Other / Unknown · Highland Township, Pennsylvania · 1874
Abia Williams reports shooting a strange animal in Highland township that he describes as cat-sized with zebra-like stripes, long ears, webbed feet, and a pouch.
Other / Unknown · Butler County, Pennsylvania
A fisherman reports hearing a grunt or huff near a spillway in Butler County that sounded like a male buck but was distinct from deer.
Other / Unknown · Cumberland County, Pennsylvania · 1867
Witness reports that a coach driver and two passengers encountered a large snake on the road near Centreville, which rose over a fence before fleeing.
Other / Unknown · Castle Valley, Pennsylvania · 1899
Witness reports a little girl saw a huge anaconda in a springhouse drinking milk and eating butter.
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 · Landis Valley, Pennsylvania · 1891
Witness reports a strange beast with long white hair and great tusks was captured in Landis Valley after causing destruction to crops.
Other / Unknown · Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania · 1913
Fred Greeley reports seeing a massive snake resembling a log in the woods near Tyler Hill.