Snallygaster

All the cryptids are weird, but the Snallygaster might be the weirdest. Join us for this requested cryptid and enjoy the wide ranging and strange details of this Maryland area beastie.Links:Enoch Pratt Free Library presentation: Unveiling Maryland's Monsters: Folklore and Legends from the Free StateSomething was hunting them… The Mystery of the Snallygaster Explained, by Roanoke Tales  https://youtu.be/dsyfhCc5950?si=87MLC3LwbhiWf-WIThe Bizarre Dragon of Appalachia / The Biology of the Snallygaster, by Thought Potato https://youtu.be/BnV65UHOjTE?si=3ko9W_H_Yoja5mZMThe Racist Roots of Maryland’s Mythical Snallygaster Monster https://youtu.be/mxrRXhMHYiI?si=d3A_ZdbNf2894zI9 (Watch the tone shift for the two African American anchors from playful/goofy to “oh my…” when the guest tells them about the racist implication.)Probably the most recent “sighting” of a Snallygaster… in West Virginia. https://youtu.be/_R3Sz1on1t8?si=09bBjgPQbCyU7aDG and https://youtu.be/P8TKT76Rx9s?si=QEkFGhPVdBSO7uTAHow to turn the Snallygaster into a brilliant random encounter and Adventure call in Dungeons & Dragons. https://youtu.be/12NpNjMY54o?si=VoRDNwTwHkAOFlI5The American Snallygaster MuseumThe Unsettling Legend of Maryland's Native Cryptid, the Snallygaster - Atlas ObscuraThe Snallygaster: A Terrifying Creature of American FolkloreSnollygoster - Political Dictionary