Maybe This Is Why Aliens Don't Land

I was going through the Interweb when I ran across this article.....

Dickson Co. man believes he killed a Chupacabra

WHITE BLUFF, Tenn.- A Dickson County man claims the creature he killed near his home over the weekend is not of this world, but from mythical folklore.
John Hunter says he noticed the odd-looking animal a couple of weeks ago when it showed up in the driveway of his White Bluff home.
He and his wife tried to get closer to get a better look, but the creature ran off.
Hunter said, "Then it came back, closer to the house. That's when it took off and came back again. Every time it came closer and closer, like it wasn't afraid of me."
Saturday, Hunter took his rifle and shot the animal.
http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=11129498

??????

Okay, here we may have why aliens DON'T land and talk to us.

"Hunter said, "Then it came back, closer to the house. That's when it took off and came back again. Every time it came closer and closer, like it wasn't afraid of me."Saturday, Hunter took his rifle and shot the animal."

Okay, the odd looking animal wasnt afraid of him, so what does he do?
BANG!

It's different, it's unusual...lets kill it!

Now if the creature was 700 pounds, flashing fangs and claws and ran at him, I think he would be justified in blowing it away.
But go to the article and look how "deadly" it looks.
Sorry..."looked".

BTW, the Tennessee Wildlife and Resources Agency believes the animal may be a red fox with sarcoptic mange.
Maybe he did the poor creature a favor.
Or MAYBE if it wasn't afraid of people, he could have called Animal Control and had it picked up.

We don't have to worry about the Government concealing strange things from us, given half a chance, we'll just kill 'em anyway.

UPDATE:
And as if that wasn't enough....

A Mystery Creature: New Montauk Monster spotted in Panama

A mystery creature reportedly beaten to death by a group of teenagers in Panama is the subject of much speculation on the web. The beast’s hairless, rubbery body and revolting features have drawn comparisons with the Montauk Monster, the still-unidentified animal photographed on a New York beach last year.
http://www.usposttoday.com/a-mystery-creature-new-montauk-monster-spotted-in-panama/

Was Montauk Monster a film hoax? -- Newsday.com

Was Montauk Monster a film hoax? -- Newsday.com:

"Like a relentless stalker in a cheesy horror movie, the Montauk Monster keeps popping up for one last scare.
So when will the curtain finally drop on this Long Island thriller? Judging by the buzz, not very soon.
The latest, according to the East Hampton Star: The monster has been stolen from the backyard of Eric Olsen, a Montauk real estate agent who said he had taken the corpse from Ditch Plains Beach, where it was 'discovered' July 12.
That day, three Montauk friends -- Jenna Hewitt, 26, Rachel Goldberg, 29, and Courtney Fruin -- snapped a picture of the creature, which fanned the flames of a story that has become bigger and more complicated ever since.

Olsen and the three friends maintain that the monster is real.

But some claim there could be a shady backstory to the whole deal. Media blog Gawker has reported the theory that Goldberg is the sister of indie filmmaker Darren Goldberg. It says someone connected to the film might have planted a monster prop on the beach as part of a viral marketing ploy to promote his new flick, "Splinterheads."

'Montauk Monster' witnesses emerge -- Newsday.com

'Montauk Monster' witnesses emerge -- Newsday.com:

"'I kept thinking, 'Boy, I hope its mother isn't around,'' O'Shea said.

This might be a good time to pause for a chew of monster mash. I was skeptical -- and yes, photographers and graphic artists, I did get your e-mails disputing my shadow theory -- until O'Shea and Pampalone made me a believer.

Not in monsters, mind you.

But in the fact that the ocean, from time to time, coughs up some nasty stuff."

VENOM ENERGY DRINK OFFERS BOUNTY FOR THE CAPTURE OF A LIVE "MONTAUK MONSTER"

VENOM ENERGY DRINK OFFERS BOUNTY FOR THE CAPTURE OF A LIVE "MONTAUK MONSTER"

PLANO, Texas (July 31, 2008) – Dedicated to enabling the most thrill-seeking conquests known to man or beast, Venom energy drink is offering free product for life and a corporate monster-hunting sponsorship to the first person [brave] enough to capture a live Montauk Monster.

Was it a de-shelled turtle? A chupacabras? A manticore? No one knows for sure, and the mystery of the grotesque sea-beast that washed ashore yesterday morning in Montauk, N.Y. remains a mystery. While vacationing Hamptonites recoiled with fright and the Internet exploded with speculation, the team behind Venom mobilized for action, realizing that this was the chance for true adventure that its thrill-seeking customers have been waiting for.
http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/mm-venom/


"MONTAUK MONSTER" ?
Now where have I heard the word Montauk before......?