 In one of the more notable cases of vampiric entities in the modern age , the chupacabra ( " goat @-@ sucker " ) of Puerto Rico and Mexico is said to be a creature that feeds upon the flesh or drinks the blood of domesticated animals , leading some to consider it a kind of vampire . The " chupacabra hysteria " was frequently associated with deep economic and political crises , particularly during the mid @-@ 1990s . 
