Hodag
Monstrom Monax-gulo
Monstrom. monax-gulo was first spotted in 1893. Witnesses
reported seeing a strange creature with “the head of a frog,
the grinning face of a giant elephant, thick short legs set off by
huge claws, the back of a dinosaur, and a long tail with spears at
the end.” A group of concerned local citizens tracked the
Hodag down and destroyed it. (Due to the Hodag’s thick hide
and substantial body mass, dynamite was required.) Modern specimens
of M. monax-gulo do not match early descriptions. (This could
indicate different inter-species variations, an evolutionary leap,
or just fanciful inaccuracies from excited witnesses.) M.
monax-gulo has stout legs with long, sharp, preternaturally hard
claws; a broad face with a wide mouth containing two rows of teeth
(like a shark); and chitinous spikes/spines (like a stegosaurus.)
The Hodag at the CCCC (“Eugene”) is kept perpetually
sedated while in the containment unit. Unsedated, the Hodag could
easily chew through the metal walls of its cell.
The Temporal-Dimensional Cryptid Containment Units, patterned
after technology first created and used by the Ghostbusters (in
nearby New York City), are capable of holding creatures of any
shape and size. While the T-D Cryptid Containment Units appear to
be small rectangular metal boxes (remarkably similar to .30 cal
ammo cans) on the outside, they are actually much larger on the
inside. This allows each cryptid to have enough space to live in a
simulated natural environment while keeping them safely
sequestered. People outside the T-D C.C.U. may observe the cryptid
within by simply (carefully) opening the unit and peering inside.
(Do not enter or otherwise disturb the temporal-dimensional field
of the unit, lest the creature escape back into the wild.)
We hope you enjoy your time at the Cryptozoological Capture and
Containment Center. Our founder and director, Doc Drake Branta, is
thrilled to introduce to the general public these rarely seen and
oft misunderstood creatures. Doc Drake Branta can most often be
found at one of the T-D Containment Units, checking on the health
and morale of the creatures he’s “adopted” as is
very own.
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, access to Gilbert Lake State
Park requires a State Park pass or an access fee. Dogs are allowed
in the park if leashed. Park is open from dawn to dusk There is bow
hunting in the park in the area of this cache during the last two
weeks of November and the first two weeks of December. The cache
will be archived during this period per the request of park
staff.
T-D Containment Unit – Hodag is placed with the permission
of the Gilbert Lake State Park Staff. Permit Number GL-09 issued by
Park Manager Ed Winslow on September 13, 2010.