South Texas "chupacabra"

[Brian Now]

Here's a link to a video on CNN about an animal found on a south Texas ranch that had been sucking blood out of kittens and chickens. You actually see the body up close in this one. It's identified as a gray fox with the mange.

Breaking News Videos, Story Video and Show Clips - CNN.com

 

[Aaron LeClair]

Yes, in more recent times there's been a lot of these manged coyotes for some reason. Or maybe, the news is just dealing with it more and that is what makes it seem like there has been a surge of these cases.

 

[Tony2013]

That's not nearly as terrifying as El Chupanibre!

 

[Siani]

The Cuero 'chupacabras' has been positively identified as a hairless coyote:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/02/chupacabra.ap/index.html

I guess that woman who kept its head in a freezer, convinced it was El Chupacabras, feels a bit of a twit now ...