The Chupacabra, or goatsucker, is a phenomenon that started in mid
1995 in the mountains of Puerto Rico. Something strange was killing all
The livestock in and around Canovanas, draining all their blood. When
The corpses were found, the blood had been drained through one or
Two small puncture wounds. "The wounds are usually about the
diameter of a straw and three to four inches in length," claimed a local
veterinarian who examined some of the corpses of the victims. The
deaths were mysterious indeed, but it wasn't until September 1995 that
the panic really set in. A housewife witnessed a Chupacabra attack and
described the beast as a fanged, kangaroo creature with evil red eyes.
Another Canovanas witness, Misael Negron, described the creature as
being "about three or four feet tall with skin like that of a dinosaur. It had bright red eyes
the size of hens eggs, long fangs and spikes down its head and back." It attacked the
family goat, as it had done with so many others. Hence, the name Chupacabra.
By November news was travelling beyond just Puerto Rico as reports of this
goatsucker became more widespread. Luis Guadalupe described the creature as "ugly
as a demon, and it flew through the air." He also stated that it had a "pointy, long tongue
like a snake." What is this creature? Some say wolves, some vampires, some the devil,
some think it's extraterrestrial in origin. Puerto Rico has been long thought to be a UFO
hotspot. Rumors of secret US military bases and mysterious lights in the sky. What is
going on in Puerto Rico? Is it just a coincidence that the Arecibo Observatory is located
on the North part of the Island? Only time will tell, but until then, the rumors and the
fears run rampant.
It is claimed that the Chupacabra is accompanied by an
unusually strong scent of sulfur, not unlike the demonic
creatures of folklore. Witness Madelyne Tolentino claimed, "it
jumped like a kangaroo and smelled like sulfur." It has also
been known, in some cases, to have supernatural strength. In
one case, it allegedly tore a 16ft by 14ft iron gate off its hinges
to get to the animals. There has been rumor that the smell the
creature emits is actually it's way of immobilizing the animals
while it drains them of their blood. It is not only animals the
creature is attacking, but also some humans. Angel Pulido, from
Jalisco, reported getting bit by something that was "a giant bat
which looked like a witch." Also in Mexico, Teodora Reyes
showed marks which were supposedly caused by the claws of
the Chupacabra.
It's vampiric like qualities, it's penchant for bloodsucking, have put quite a scare into the
residents of Puerto Rico and Mexico. It is quite possible that the chupacabra hides
somewhere in the daytime, most likely in caves, or underground. Unfortunately,
especially in Puerto Rico, there are miles of cave systems, which seem to go on
forever, making it almost impossible to hunt for the Chupacabra. But there is one man
in Puerto Rico who is willing to search for the creature. He is Jose Soto, the mayor of
Canovanas. He is reported to have led police and townspeople alike, through the
bushes in search of the monster. It is rumored that Soto was armed with a 12-inch
crucifix to ward off the demon. While this sounds rather comical, it only shows the
amount of fear instilled in the people of Puerto Rico.
There have been recent reports of the Chupacabra in California,
Texas, Miami, Baja California, and the reports throughout
Mexico are too numerous to mention. One of the first attacks in
the U.S. was in Tuscon, Arizona where Billy Nubian's two goats
were attacked by a creature in the middle of the night. He
described it as a large "ratlike" creature, which when spotted,
let out an "unhuman shriek" and ran away. In Baja California, a
dog was found with two puncture marks in the neck. So far, this
is the only report from Baja California. In Miami, there was
apparently a bloodbath in terror when 69 farm animals were
killed in one night. the animals belonged to two families living in
the Sweetwater district, and they have even gone on television
claiming it was a chupacabra.
Even in Panama, the killings have occurred. Daisy Arauz claimed that the Chupacabra
killed the family dog. Throughout the countryside are reports of dead animals with the
puncture marks in their necks. Elizabeth Saavedra claimed she was attacked by a
chupacabra in the middle of the night.
There have been several spottings of the Chupacabra in Brazil,
as well as an apparent killing of one. Two men were fishing at
night when they spotted something coming out of the lake. They
were unsure what it was, so they shot it, and the next morning
they discovered that it was a chupacabra. They cut off the
creatures head and now are still in possession of it. On the
television program, they showed the head and the interviewers
asked the man to cut off part of the bone for analysis, but the
man refused. Another part of the program had an American
UFOlogist, who is living in Brazil, claiming that he had captured a
live one. He refused to show it to local authorities, stating that he would only allow
American investigators inside his house where the creature is kept. I'm sure he's hoping
to get money for his "find". If anyone is interested in contacting the television program
for more info, the email address is: gugu@virtual-net.com.br
© 1998 Matthew G. Ruch