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Snallygaster

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Painted illustration: winged reptile over Maryland farmland
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.
A three-headed Snallygaster painted on a jersey barrier at Camp Buehring, Udairi, Kuwait.
A three-headed Snallygaster painted on a jersey barrier at Camp Buehring, Udairi, Kuwait · Tripodero · CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons) · Image source · License

A bird-reptile chimera of Frederick County, Maryland.

Folklore Verdict: We treat Snallygaster as folklore: the record is stories and local reports, with no specimen or verified photo.

Region
North America · United States
First reports
German immigrant folklore

Key sightings

Best evidence

Stories and tradition only; no physical evidence.

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