Florida Skunk Ape Caught on Video

 A video purports to show Florida's skunk ape near Plant City.

A video that purports to show a large, man- or ape-like creature in Alderman’s Ford park has been making the rounds on the Internet.

The 22-second video, taken from a great distance and without commentary, depicts a furry, dark figure walking along the tree line before disappearing into the forest. The footage was reportedly shot at the county park off County Road 39. Read more

Exploring Americ'as Monsters: Florida

The skunk ape is not the only mysterious creature living in Florida. Jason Offutt describes other monster sighted in the Sunshine State.

Zombies, cannibals, and freaks. Florida is known for terrifying creatures that stalk the streets and swamps of this Southern state, and that’s just the locals, such as Jonathon “The Impaler” Sharkey of Tampa. Sharkey has run for the highest political office in the United States three times since 2004 to become the first vampire president, according to CBS News. He claims he’s a direct descendent of Vlad the Impaler. He’s also been accused of brainwashing teenage girls, and intimidating a judge. Just another happy, carefree story from the Sunshine State.

Even without the people, Florida is a scary place filled with alligators, hybrid man-eating pythons, escaped kangaroos, and herpes-infected monkeys Read more