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Honey Island Swamp Monster
A 7-foot creature with webbed feet and yellow eyes haunts one of America's wildest swamps. Harlan Ford filmed it in 1963. After his death, the footage was found. Footprints with four webbed toes.
1963 - Present
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
50+ witnesses
The Honey Island Swamp Monster lurks in Louisiana’s wilderness.
The Discovery
1963:
- Harlan Ford
- Air traffic controller
- Retired hunter
- Saw creature
- Filmed it
The Description
Witnesses report:
- 7 feet tall
- Gray hair/fur
- Yellow eyes
- Webbed feet
- Terrible smell
The Footprints
Physical evidence:
- Four-toed tracks
- Webbed
- Cast made
- Unique pattern
- Never matched
The Film
Ford’s footage:
- Found after death 1980
- Analyzed by experts
- Shows dark figure
- Moving through swamp
- Debated authenticity
The Habitat
Honey Island:
- 250 square miles
- Virtually untouched
- Perfect hiding place
- Rarely explored
- Ideal cryptid territory
Continuing Sightings
Reports ongoing:
- Local hunters
- Fishermen
- Tour operators
- Consistent description
- Decades of encounters