

They deduced the film could simply be mistaken identity on Ford's part, but didn't rule out that such a creature could exist. The investigators were able to recreate Ford's footage with a man dressed in a camouflage ghillie suit used by hunters.

It was a subject of an episode of Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files, "Bayou Beast/River Ghost," showing Mr.It was the subject of an episode of In Search of., "The Swamp Monster.".The creature was featured in an episode of Lost Tapes, "Swamp Creature.".The animated monster resembled a Bigfoot-like creature with crab-like claws. The Honey Island Swamp monster was the subject of The Secret Saturdays episode "Ghost in the Machine" with its vocal effects provided by Dee Bradley Baker.Local lore tells of a train crash that occurred near the swamp in the early 20th century in which a traveling circus lost chimpanzees who adapted to the environment and offer a potential explanation as to the creature's origins. Today, the creature is still purported to inhabit the swamp and the bayous along the Pearl River. In 1974, Ford and his friend Billy Mills claimed to have found unusual footprints in the area, as well as the body of a wild boar whose throat had been gashed. After his death in 1980, a reel of Super 8 film showing the creature was found among his belongings. The first claimed sighting was in 1963 by Harlan Ford, a retired air traffic controller who had taken up wildlife photography. Neither they nor their Cajun guide, Robbie Charbonnet, report having seen any valid evidence beyond anecdotes and possible forgeries. Ĭlaims of its existence are generally not considered credible, including by scientists familiar with the area like ecologist Paul Wagner and his wife Sue.

Alleged plaster casts of footprints said to be from the creature showcase four toes not a natural trait found in primates, who possess five. Other local names for the creature include the Rougarou, Louisiana Wookiee, and The Thing. It is usually a solitary hunter but occasionally a pair of these creatures can be found hunting together as a team.The creature is commonly described by alleged witnesses as a large, bipedal, humanoid, about 7 feet (2 m) tall, covered with gray hair, having yellow or red eyes and accompanied by a putrid odor.It is unknown whether the marsh creature is an entire sub-species of Bloodsuckers.Its name stems from the fact that the creature can first be encountered in the Great Swamp.The Marsh Creature's scripted appearance at Agroprom. It is scripted to appear on the player's first journey to Agroprom, where it attacks and eats one of the members of the Duty patrol.īloodsucker attack 2.0 - Stalker Clear Sky The marsh creature's main habitat is the Great Swamp where it constantly travels around the area looking for prey, but it can also be sighted in areas that border on the swamp, such as Agroprom. Once in safety, the marsh creature feeds on its captured prey and then retreats. Where bloodsuckers use their claws to swipe and slash at prey, the marsh creature instead chooses a specific target, pins it down against the ground and then leaps away with the unfortunate victim, giving other enemies little time to react. However, the marsh creature's methods of hunting and combat are distinctly different from that of Bloodsuckers. Like its more common relative, the marsh creature possesses powerful optic camouflage which allows it to turn almost invisible.

#Swamp creature skin
It resembles a Bloodsucker, with the same body structure, mouth tentacles and lambent eyes, but has irregular patches of dark fur on its skin, it's skin is also slightly greenish and moss-like compared to a regular bloodsucker.
