Snallygaster
Described as a “dragon-like beast” inhabiting Frederick County, Maryland, the Snallygaster was first reported in the early 1700s by German immigrants who witnessed a “half-reptile, half-bird… with octopus-like tentacles” that would snatch its victims and drain their blood. Sightings of the creature have been reported in New Jersey, Washington, West Virginia and Ohio until they mysteriously ceased in 1909. In 2014, the “Mountain Monsters” AIMS team attempted to capture the creature but were unsuccessful.