mystery animal
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Wessie the Giant Snake of Maine
A 2016 wave of reports described an enormous snake along the river in Westbrook; a later shed skin fueled the legend, though biologists suggested an illegally released pet python or anaconda.
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Turner Beast of Maine
Local reports described a black predator menacing pets and livestock; DNA testing on one carcass reportedly suggested a large dog or wolf-dog hybrid, but the legend persisted.