Thursday, July 26, 2012 Here's another fun folklore tidbit.
Today's topic is Chupacabras, so let's go ahead and dig right
in. Chupacabras means "goat sucker." Chupacabra is also used,
but it is a regularized form of the original word. As you might
have guessed from the sucking part up there, this guy enjoys
drinking blood. This folklore originates in Puerto Rican and has
roots in other Latin American folklore. That surprised me since
I'd thought before it was from Mexico. The chupacabras is most
commonly described as a reptile-like creature with scaly skin
and sharp spines running along its back. It supposedly hops like
a kangaroo and has sharp fangs, a forked tongue, and stands
about 3-4 feet tall. It's also described as smelling like
sulfur. A less common description of the chupacabras is a
hairless wild dog with a pronounced spine, fangs, and claws. It
is supposed to look like a dog-reptile hybrid. When it bites it
drains out the victim's blood (like a vampire) and even their
organs sometimes. The bite mar