Sub grouping | Lake monster |
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Similar entities | alligator snapping turtle |
First attested | 1898 |
Country | United States |
Region | Maumee Valley, Northern Indiana |
Details | Found in water |
In Indiana folklore, the Beast of Busco is an enormous snapping turtle which citizens claimed to have seen in 1949. Despite a month-long hunt that briefly gained national attention, the "Beast of Busco" was never found.[1]