The Abominable Swamp Slob, sometimes humorously abbreviated as A. S. S., is a regional name for a group of Bigfoot-like creatures more commonly referred to as Skunk Apes. The name is a derivative of the infamous Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas. Despite their humorous name, Abominable Swamp Slobs are featured in numerous cryptozoology books. Numerous residents throughout the state have reported seeing – and smelling – these ape-like intruders. They are so far beyond our understanding that it’s no wonder stories about them excite incredulity. But the frequent reports of their appearance in the wooded and watery areas of Illinois and other places, couple with the obvious sincerity of those who say they have encountered them, could convince as something awfully strange is going on in the backwaters of America. In the summer of 1973 Murphysboro in southwestern Illinois was the scene of a bizarre series of events involving a creature which appeared suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly two weeks later, leaving in its wake a number of baffled, frightened individuals who probably never again will feel completely at ease in the woods around their hometown. #cryptids #ufo #coverup #pentagoncoverup #ufology #mysterious #unexplained #cryptozoolgy #abominableswampslob #skunkape #swampcreatures #A.S.S. (at Murphysboro, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxjlhXHFLp7/?igshid=wk1y8acqbqy7
