Man Thinks That He Found the Elusive Bigfoot, But He Actually Found Something Worse

When we were children, our parents told us that monsters aren’t real, but that didn’t stop us from being afraid of what might be lurking under our beds.

But Florida native Dave Shealy learned at a young age that monsters aren’t hiding in a closet or under the bed…

They’re lurking in a Florida swamp. But what he thought was the legendary Bigfoot turned out to be something else entirely different.

And it was no less terrifying than the elusive legend that so many people around the world are aware, and afraid, of.

There are People Dedicated to Finding Fictional Creatures

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Cryptozoologists are people who spend their lives searching for creatures that Hollywood makes horror movies out of, like the Lochness monster, which reportedly lives in the waters of Lochness in Scotland.

But while most people dismiss these legends, there’s one creature who’s still very popular.

Bigfoot is Every Hikers’ Boogeyman

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Bigfoot is reportedly a large sized ape-like creature that lurks somewhere deep in the woods. They’ve allegedly been spotted in various areas in the world, but are they real?

Some people claim there’s tangible proof…

There’s a Photo of Bigfoot

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A photo surfaced of a creature who walks upright through the woods, which many people assumed was Bigfoot.

But while the creature seemed convincing, others wanted more proof…

An Enormous Footprint Was Hard to Ignore

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Some skeptics thought the photo of Bigfoot was nothing more than a person in an ape costume. And yet there’s evidence of enormous footprints in the wild that are just too weird to ignore.

And, there’s one creature out there that may give Bigfoot a run for his money.