article_snippet.sent: I lived a long time in New Mexico and they call it the ‘chupacabra' out there
article_snippet.sent: The legend of the ‘chupacabra' dates back to 1995 in Puerto Rico, where many local farmers claimed to have seen the animal after finding many local farmers livestock had been killed.
article_snippet.sent: Sightings of the animal have been reported throughout New Mexico and much of the US, particularly in the Southwest, where it is usually determined that suspected chupacabras are just emaciated, sickly coyotes.
article_snippet.sent: The description of the chupacabra varies, but typically those who claim to see the animal describe the animal as being about the size of a small bear, with a row of spines along the animal back.
article_snippet.sent: In 2004, a rancher near San Antonio killed a supposed chupacabra that a rancher near San Antonio claimed had been killing a rancher near San Antonio livestock.
article_snippet.sent: DNA from the animal later revealed that it was a coyote with demodectic or sarcoptic mange.
article_snippet.sent: In a dozen other cases where a supposed chupacabra that he claimed had been killing his livestock's body has been discovered, DNA testing showed that the animal was some sort of wild canine with severe skin disorders, particularly mange.
article_snippet.sent: LEGEND OF EL CHUPACABRA .
article_snippet.sent: The word comes from two Spanish words - 'chupar', to suck, and 'cabra', goat.
article_snippet.sent: The first reported sighting was in 1995, when eight sheep were found dead in Puerto Rico with identical puncture wounds to the chest and completely drained of blood.
article_snippet.sent: Thus, the legend of the livestock killing, vampire-like chupacabra was born.
article_snippet.sent: Since then, the legendary beast has been spotted across the Americas and even the world.
article_snippet.sent: A Mexican incident where 35 sheep were found mysteriously dead was blamed on EL CHUPACABRA in 2012.
article_snippet.sent: Earlier this year, yet another Mississippi sighting came when a Leake County man actually shot and killed what a Leake County man claimed was EL CHUPACABRA.
article_snippet.sent: Even a Belarusian town had a EL CHUPACABRA sighting this past July .
article_snippet.sent: Scientists often speculate that hairless creatures believed to be EL CHUPACABRA are actually wildlife like coyotes, foxes, and stray dogs infested with parasites.
article_snippet.sent: Goat sucker': The legend of EL CHUPACABRA likely originates from a 1995 case in Puerto Rico where 8 sheep were found dead with puncture wounds.
article_snippet.sent: The legend of El Chupacabra likely originates from a 1995 case in Puerto Rico where 8 sheep were found dead with puncture wounds has been described as hairless, or as having spines along Goat sucker': The legend of El Chupacabra likely originates from a 1995 case in Puerto Rico where 8 sheep were found dead with puncture wounds back, and as having blue or red eyes .