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THEN IT STOOD UP, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK,

AND THEN IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE BUSHES.

IT WAS OVER 6 FOOT TALL, HAD A HORSE FACE.

AND, YES, THEY'RE OUT THERE, THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE FOREVER,

AND THE BEST THING FOR EVERYBODY TO DO IS JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.

Man #2: IT WAS WALKING ON TWO LEGS.

Man #1: MY DADDY SEEN IT. HE TRACKED IT.

MY UNCLES HAVE SEEN IT.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING, IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME.

THERE ARE CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE.

BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY MAKES US QUESTION WHAT IS REAL.

COME ON! Man #2: GO!

ENTER A REALM WHERE FACT MEETS FICTION...

SCIENCE MEETS LEGEND...

IN LATE 2006, DR. DIANE CHASNY,

A PROFESSOR FROM TULANE UNIVERSITY,

VENTURED INTO THE REMOTE REACHES

OF LOUISIANA'S HONEY ISLAND SWAMP

TO SURVEY THE ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE

IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE KATRINA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

JUST CHECKING MY CAMERA TRAP.

SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HER NEPHEW ETHAN,

WHO, THOUGH UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SWAMP,

WAS WILLING TO ACT AS HER RESEARCH ASSISTANT

AND DOCUMENT THEIR FINDINGS.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BE TRAPPING?

HOPEFULLY A GATOR, IF I'M LUCKY.

DR. CHASNY'S PRIMARY FOCUS

WAS CENTERED ON THE DIMINISHING LOCAL ALLIGATOR POPULATION

THAT HAD BEEN FORCED INTO SURROUNDING AREAS

IN SEARCH OF FOOD.

IT HAS SENSORS THAT DETECT MOTION,

SO WHATEVER COMES THROUGH HERE, IT'LL SET IT OFF,

AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE GONNA GET A GOOD IMAGE.

BUT WHAT THEY EVENTUALLY ENCOUNTERED

WAS MORE STARTLING AND DANGEROUS

THAN ANYTHING HER RESEARCH HAS PREPARED THEM FOR.

THAT SHOULD DO IT.

OKAY, WELL, GIVE ME THAT.

IF YOU COULD GO DOWN THERE AND PLAY GATOR FOR ME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I NEED TO TEST ITS SENSITIVITY.

AND FOR THAT, I'M GONNA NEED YOU.

SO, WHAT DO I DO?

DOWN.

YOU'RE SERIOUS?

VERY SERIOUS.

GOD.

I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS.

VERY MENACING.

HOW DO I LOOK?

I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP.

VERY TERRIFYING.

ALL RIGHT.

ETHAN.

DID IT WORK? HUH?

OH!

OH, MY GOD!

OH, MY GOD!

Dr. Chasny: JUST STAY CALM.

STAY CALM.

IT'S GOT MY BACKPACK.

WELL, NOW'S YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GO GET IT.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR JOKES.

THAT BACKPACK HAS THE GPS.

IT HAS THE COMPASS. IT HAS THE MAPS.

HOW WE GONNA FIND OUR WAY OUT OF HERE NOW?

WELL, WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO DO IT OLD-SCHOOL.

GREAT. I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE GONE TO BOY SCOUTS.

WHAT I SAW SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF ME.

I WAS FACE-TO-FACE WITH--

I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS MAN OR BEAST.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING, IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME.

WHEN IT LOOKS HUMAN, BUT YOU'RE NOT QUITE SURE IT'S HUMAN,

YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO SHOOT OR RUN BACK TO THE HOUSE.

IT'S NOT AN "IT." IT'S A "THEM" AND "THEY."

ETHAN, SLOW DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA MISS THINGS.

SORRY.

LOOK. SNAKE SKINS.

WHAT KIND OF SNAKE?

LOOKS LIKE A DIAMONDBACK WATER.

IS IT POISONOUS?

NO. THEY ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE.

BUT PEOPLE OFTEN MISTAKE THEM FOR RATTLESNAKES.

THEY'RE NOT POISONOUS, THOUGH.

DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE MOVING ON?

YEAH, YEAH. GO AHEAD.

I'M JUST GONNA BE A COUPLE MINUTES.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH. I THOUGHT I-- I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING.

IT'S FRIDAY.

CAREFUL.

IT'S MIDDAY.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOUISIANA SWAMP.

AND WE ARE HOPELESSLY LOST.

WE'RE NOT LOST, ETHAN.

REALLY?

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

OKAY.

LET'S JUST KEEP GOING IN THIS DIRECTION.

WE'RE GOOD.

OH, NO.

WHAT?

OH, NO. WHAT IS IT?

THESE ARE OUR FOOTPRINTS.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

NO, NO, THESE ARE OUR FOOTPRINTS FROM BEFORE.

LOOK!

IT'S THAT D-D-D-- WATER DIAMOND THING THAT YOU SAW BEFORE.

IT'S THAT SNAKE.

OH, NO.

IF A MAN GOES OUT INTO THE SWAMP AND DOESN'T WANT TO BE FOUND,

YOU CAN'T EVEN FIND HIM, AND HE'S NOT LIVING THERE.

I MEAN, YOU TAKE SOMETHING

THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE ALL THIS TIME.

PEOPLE SAY THERE'S NO PANTHERS OUT THERE.

WELL, I SEEN ONE MYSELF, AND HE WAS SO BIG,

HE COULD'VE PUT HIS PAWS ON MY SHOULDER

AND LICKED ME ON TOP OF THE HEAD.

YEAH, THEY GOT STUFF OUT THERE.

AND IF I DIDN'T WANT TO BE FOUND, YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND ME.

WE'VE BEEN WALKING IN CIRCLES FOR LIKE TWO HOURS.

WE JUST NEED TO FIND THE RIVER,

AND THE RIVER'S GONNA LEAD US OUT OF HERE.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

LET'S GET UP. LET'S GET GOING.

IT'S FINE.

What is it?

IT'S A CAMP.

OH, THANK GOD.

HELLO?!

ANYBODY HOME?

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S HERE.

HEY, DOC, IT'S A BOAT.

WE COULD USE THIS. WE COULD GET OUT OF HERE.

WE COULD TAKE THIS UP THE RIVER.

ETHAN, WE'RE NOT TAKING SOMEONE'S BOAT. THAT'S STEALING.

WHY NOT? WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE BACK.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE WAS HERE THIS MORNING.

OH.

IF WE JUST FOLLOW THE RIVER-- ETHAN!

WHAT?!

IF WE JUST FOLLOW THE RIVER-- ETHAN!

WHAT?!

Y'ALL PICKED THE WRONG PLACE TO GET LOST IN.

WE DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING.

YOU CALL KICKING MY POT-- THAT AIN'T TOUCHING?

WE'RE VERY, VERY SORRY, SIR.

WE MEANT NO DISRESPECT.

WE'RE JUST GONNA GO NOW.

WE'RE JUST GONNA FOLLOW THE RIVER.

YOU AIN'T GETTING OUT THAT WAY.

COULD YOU TELL ME THE WAY OUT?

I COULD.

LOST IN THE REMOTE SWAMP WITHOUT A MAP OR GPS FOR GUIDANCE,

DR. CHASNY NEGOTIATED WITH LOCAL FISHERMAN BUD RAY.

HE WOULD BE THEIR GUIDE FOR THE DAY,

SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

BEFORE BOATING THEM OUT OF THE AREA.

WE'RE NOW FOLLOWING THIS GUY NAMED BUD RAY.

IF WE DON'T MAKE IT OUT OF HERE ALIVE

AND SOMEBODY HAPPENS TO FIND THESE TAPES,

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO US.

YOU COMING? OR SHOULD WE LEAVE YOU BEHIND?

SO, TELL ME ABOUT THE ALLIGATORS.

HAVE YOU NOTICED A DECREASE IN THE LOCAL POPULATION?

THEY STILL OUT THERE.

NOT AS MUCH AS THEY USED TO BE, BUT THEY STILL THERE.

THE SWAMP FULL OF THINGS YOU AIN'T GONNA SEE NOWHERE ELSE.

YOU RESPECT IT, IT'LL RESPECT YOU.

STILL, THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS

YOU DON'T DO AFTER 30 YEARS.

YOU DON'T GO WANDERING OFF BY YOURSELF.

AND DON'T GO OUT AT NIGHT.

LET'S GO.

What is this?

LET'S GO!

COME HERE. LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

UP IN HERE.

UH-HUH.

USED TO BE A NEST OF ALLIGATOR EGGS.

THEY ALL GONE NOW.

HUH.

IT'S LIKE YOU SAID--

TOO MUCH SALT IN THE WATER FROM THE HURRICANE.

JUST A SHAME.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

HMM. SOMETHING'S BEEN THROUGH HERE.

What was that?

UGH!

OH, NO.

OH, MY GOD.

OH!

IN 1963, LOUISIANA RESIDENTS HARLAND FORD AND BILLY MILLS

WERE HUNTING IN THE HONEY ISLAND SWAMPLAND

WHEN THEY CAME UPON A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY.

THEY WERE ABLE TO FILM THE MYSTERIOUS CREATURE THEY SAW.

SEE THEIR ACTUAL FOOTAGE ON "LOST TAPES" REVELATIONS NEXT.

...WHILE ON A HUNTING TRIP...

IT WAS THE FIRST ALLEGED DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE

OF THE HONEY ISLAND SWAMP MONSTER.

UGH!

OH, NO.

OH, MY GOD.

OH!

THE DOCTOR WANTS YOU TO BRING YOUR CAMERA DOWN THERE

AND SHOOT SOMETHING.

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

LOOK AT THE DEPRESSION OF THE HEEL.

AND THERE'S NO PRINTS TO EITHER SIDE.

IT'S AS IF IT WAS WALKING UPRIGHT.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

WHAT OUT HERE WALKS UPRIGHT?

LET'S GET BACK TO THE CAMP BEFORE IT GET DARK.

I JUST NEED A FEW MORE SECONDS.

GET THE DAMN PICTURES, AND LET'S GET BACK TO THE CAMP.

THIS WOULD BE A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT'S CALLED THE THREE TOE.

THE ONES THAT LIVE IN SWAMPS

SEEM TO PRODUCE THIS KIND OF TRACK.

AND IT OBVIOUSLY CARRIES A BIPEDAL CREATURE.

DON'T YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO START HEADING BACK?

NOPE.

W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I TOLD YOU, IT'S DARK.

YOU CAN'T BE GOING NOWHERE AFTER DARK.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO?

STAY HERE.

WHAT?

THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU, BUT THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.

WE SHOULD BE--

UNLESS Y'ALL WOULD RATHER STAY WITH THEM GATORS.

GATOR CAN SMELL A PRETTY WOMAN BEFORE I CAN.

Y'ALL READY FOR SOME SUPPER?

UH...

SURE.

WITH BUD RAY UNWILLING TO GO INTO THE SWAMP AFTER DARK,

DR. CHASNY AND ETHAN HAVE NO OPTION

BUT TO SPEND THE NIGHT AT CAMP.

THESE FOOTPRINTS...

NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY FIELD MANUALS.

AND YOU NEVER WILL.

NO OFFENSE, BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING

HAS BEEN PUT UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AT THIS POINT.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER A LONG TIME AGO,

ALL THE OLD HUNTERS USED TO TALK ABOUT A CREATURE OUT HERE

CALLED TAINTED KEITRE.

LIVED DEEP IN THE BAYOU.

MOSTLY KEPT TO HIMSELF.

BUT AT NIGHT, HE'D COME OUT TO HUNT WILD BOAR.

SUPPOSED TO BE PART MAN, PART ALLIGATOR.

THERE'S NO SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR THAT.

IT'S JUST A LOCAL VERSION OF THE BOOGEYMAN TALE.

I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S NOISES OUT HERE I AIN'T NEVER HEARD BEFORE.

AND I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING OUT HERE

IN THESE SWAMPS...

JUST WATCHING ME.

BUT I LEAVE IT ALONE.

IT LEAVE ME ALONE.

WELL, AT THE VERY LEAST, IT'S A GOOD STORY.

WELL, Y'ALL BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT TO BELIEVE.

I'M GOING TO BED.

COMING?

Y'ALL SLEEP OVER HERE.

I'LL SEE Y'ALL IN THE MORNING.

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

Shh! WHAT? WHAT? WHAT'S GOING--

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

BE QUIET! I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING OUT HERE.

TAKE THIS.

IF ANYTHING COME IN HERE, SHOOT IT.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

BUD RAY?

OKAY. OKAY.

BUD RAY?

COME ON. Shh!

THIS IS-- Shh!

OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

OVER HERE.

I can't see.

OH, MY GOD! OH, GOD!

WHAT?

OH, MY-- WHERE DID HE GO? OH, MY GOD!

WHOA! WHOA! OH! OH!

YOU'RE ALIVE.

OH, MY GOD, WHAT WAS THAT OUT THERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

A CREATURE.

IS HE GONE?

I THINK SO.

Y'ALL OKAY? YEAH.

LISTEN. GUYS, I WAS OUT BEFORE.

I WAS WALKING, AND I STEPPED--

I STEPPED ON A NEST OF EGGS. WHAT?

AAH! HE'S COMING BACK!

SHOOT HIM! SHOOT HIM AGAIN!

KILL IT!

IS IT GONE?

I DON'T SEE IT.

MAYBE I DIDN'T KILL IT.

OH, GOD.

DR. CHASNY BROUGHT THE SHELL REMAINS

THAT THE CREATURE LEFT BEHIND

BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY LAB TO BE ANALYZED.

THE RESULTS MATCHED NO KNOWN SPECIES.

TO THIS DAY, SHE CONTINUES HER RESEARCH

IN THE HONEY ISLAND SWAMP,

DETERMINED TO FIND MORE EVIDENCE

TO PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF THIS STRANGE CREATURE.

ETHAN, SURPRISINGLY, RETURNED TO THE SWAMP

TO PRODUCE A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY BASED ON HIS EXPERIENCES.

BUD RAY SURVIVED HIS INJURIES

AND CONTINUES HIS WORK AS A FISHERMAN

IN THE HONEY ISLAND SWAMP,

BUT TO THIS DAY,

HE WILL NOT VENTURE INTO THE BAYOU AFTER DARK.

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS WHO MAKE THIS LAND THEIR HOME,

THEY'RE AT ONCE CAUTIOUS AND RESPECTFUL

OF WHAT THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD CONTINUES TO DENY.

DO THEY LIVE AMONG US?

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