Since we were talking about "reptilians"

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I suppose it *could* be a bear.......



http://www.wistv.com/global/Story.asp?s=7948448

Dixie Rawson of Bishopville sent WIS News 10 an e-mail about a big surprise she got at her home Thursday morning. "The whole front half of our van is chewed up. There are bite marks right through the front grill. Both sides of the van above the wheel wells were bitten and the metal is bent like a piece of paper."

It reminded Dixie of the local legend of the "Lizard Man" that stretches back for decades. Now some are wondering if the Lizard Man is back.

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"I couldn't believe it, I just couldn't believe it," says Bob Rawson. He looks down at the blood and claw marks on his van. "He literally bit, you can feel where he bit straight through here."

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Alert WIS News 10 viewers asked about the blood found on the Rawson's van. Authorities tell us they've extracted a sample - sending it off for DNA analysis. It could be a month before those results come back.

Unfortunately the DNA sample was contaminated.

And the update

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?s=7978464

Thursday we have learned that two dead animals were found in a field near the home of Dixie and Bob Rawson. The Lee County Sheriff's Department says it could be linked to some pretty serious damage to the Rawson's van.

Last week, the Rawsons showed us how the van's front grill was chewed up, and how the wheel wells on both sides were bent. When some of the Rawson's cats went missing too, neighbors said the "Lizard Man" might be responsible.

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So investigators told the Rawsons not to worry, all that must have been done by some other animal - likely, a coyote. Now Dixie Rawson asks, "If the coyote did this damage, what killed the coyote and the cow? Was it the Lizard Man? I don't know."

Sheriff E.J. Melvin says, "I don't want to get anybody alarmed. But for some reason, I'm sticking with the coyote. But the coyote, that coyote is dead."

[Why Syzygy]

1. I have to go with a bear ..

it seems that's a possibility. I read the original story from a link on that page and if the tale went as told, it could have been a black bear perhaps with green from the nearby swamp covering him. They would have the black nails the teen mentioned.

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3. oh, yes

Green from the swamp. I hadn't thought of that. Makes sense. The picture of the car kind of freaked me out.

[Why Syzygy]

4. ... and bears

are noted for tearing stuff up. Reptiles are really rather placid animals. I've never heard of one attacking anything? (disregarding snakes)

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5. oooooooooooo, ALLIGATORS

they can be pretty bad--unpredictable, really. Their jaw strength is enormous, too. But I have never heard of one biting into steel like that.

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2. Bear, I'd say

they can come up quietly and quite close to houses-know this from personal experience.