tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post2929063132272634215..comments2024-03-10T15:39:00.383-05:00Comments on Texas Cryptid Hunter: The Legend of the Oklahoma OctopusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-72711593429238131392017-10-07T23:20:22.350-05:002017-10-07T23:20:22.350-05:00I actually tracked the story back to it's sour...I actually tracked the story back to it's source in 2006. It was a complete work of fiction created by a travel magazine on holloween. The author confessed he had never been to Oklahoma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-7480461137990607812017-10-02T11:58:55.821-05:002017-10-02T11:58:55.821-05:00I've met some folks with a first hand account,...I've met some folks with a first hand account, they said it was more crablike less octopus... it had many appendages that flared open. Witness include three people who all corroborated the sighting. It was close up and viewed by boat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206586770659088772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-75598441511199959962016-09-06T06:23:16.923-05:002016-09-06T06:23:16.923-05:00I know this is a fairly old article but I'll g...I know this is a fairly old article but I'll give my 2 cents anyway, I grew up just outside of the town of oologah less than 10 minutes from lake oologah (the 3rd lake that supposedly has giant octopi)I also spent a great deal of time swimming and fishing on both tennkiller and thunderbird and the first I heard of these creatures was from the lost tapesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306270979707504037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-87132567930506468292015-10-29T00:40:22.928-05:002015-10-29T00:40:22.928-05:00That's incorrect. Small species of octopus hav...That's incorrect. Small species of octopus have been found which puts a crimp in the belief they can't possibly live in fresh water. We only gave discovered 5% of all sea life. Subsequently the odds are we have yet to discover most of what lives in fresh water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-82550943336847799232015-05-28T12:56:05.315-05:002015-05-28T12:56:05.315-05:00Hi,
I can shed some light on the origin of this f...Hi, <br />I can shed some light on the origin of this folklore. To my knowledge it originate with science fiction writer Russell Bates who had a letter published in Fate magazine in the 1980s (want to say 1987). Bates is a member of the Kiowan Nation and the letter (written to a correspondent who had it published) was a run down of local monster lore he'd heard from fellow Native Americans. He said the tentacled creatures were described in Caddo Indian tradition. He also identified Sayler Lake as one of the locales associated with the legend and commented that a resort on the lake shutdown after a high number of unexplained drownings. (I actually visited this lake to followup on the claim and the said former resort owner was amused by the suggestion and denied knowing of any mysterious drownings in the decades she'd lived there.)<br /><br />You can find Mr. Bates on Facebook and I have no doubt he would be more than happy to repeat the stories. I doubt he realizes his article was likely the sole beginning of the folklore that led to the Lost Tapes episode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-3161261468039589202015-04-13T10:43:32.238-05:002015-04-13T10:43:32.238-05:00There's no need to even talk about the Oklahom...There's no need to even talk about the Oklahoma Octopus because it's been thoroughly debunked years ago. However, cryptozoologists just love to resurrect things when business is slow. BoyintheMachinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-24811651005905136852015-04-13T09:47:23.508-05:002015-04-13T09:47:23.508-05:00I remember (vaguely) a story about a 19th century ...I remember (vaguely) a story about a 19th century octopus that was found in a stream near a mine, high up in the mountains in South America. Googled, but couldn't find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810009914256696264.post-18875481645118660532015-04-12T14:40:19.690-05:002015-04-12T14:40:19.690-05:00I remember reading about the Oklahoma octopus abou...I remember reading about the Oklahoma octopus about 10 years ago on a website but I can't remember the address. Basically, the article gave a detailed description of the beast, some history but ended with a warning not to believe everything you read on the internet. In other words the entire 'legend' was a cautionary tale about gullibility. Unfortunately, a few rubes must have actually believed the article. Lesnoreply@blogger.com