Tatzelwurm

In Alpine folklore, the Tatzelwurm is a stubby, lizard-like creature. It takes the appearence of a cat with the hind-end of a serpent with no hind legs. It is rumored to live in several areas of Europe, including the Austrian, Bavarian, Italian, and Swiss Alps. It has several regional names including Stollenwurn, Springwurm, Arassas, and Praatzelwurm. In 1934 a Swiss photograper named Balkin allegedly saw a strange creature near a log and photographed it. The resulting interest in the creature inspired by Berliner Illustierte to sponser an expedition in search of the Tatzelwurm, but the expedition was a failure and interest quickly faded. Some scientists and cryptozoologists agree the 1934 Tatzelwurm photograph was a hoax, but Tatzelwurm sightings have continued to present day, and German Cryptozoological researcher Ulrich Magin has published several artucles in the Fortean Times and his own magazine Bilk documenting them.-Wikipedia

