Snake hunter has daytime sighting near Seneca
Account
The witness was hunting snakes along roads in the evening and stopped to check a spot. Near a tree line opening the witness heard rustling and saw the upper rear portion of a large figure. The figure turned slightly toward the witness, then walked away. The witness also reported a strong musky odor.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- between eight and ten feet tall
- Build src
- muscular, over 500 pounds
- Hair colour src
- auburn, reddish brown, like on an orangutan
- Other features src
- huge shoulders twice the size of a human's, cone-head shaped head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
2 June 2005
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| Time of day |
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. starting to get dark
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| Place |
Seneca, Grundy County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #11831
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.34, -88.56 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 11831 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting snakes along roads
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| Witness's word for it |
this bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and visited the site together with the witness.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #11831 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference