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Tatzelwurm

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Tatzelwurm is a worm-like cryptid (unidentified mysterious animal). Tatzelwurm is reported to live in several areas of Europe , including the Austrian , Bavarian , Italian and Swiss Alps . In some circles, Tatzelwurm classified as a variety of lesser dragon. Tatzelwurm known by several names in different regions. Stollenworm (Hole-dwelling worm) Bergstutzen (Mountain Stump) Springwurm (Jumping Worm) Dazzelwurm Praatzelwurm Arassas ( French Alps ).

Tengu

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Tengu ( 天狗 , "heavenly dogs") are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore , art , theater , and literature . They are one of the best known yōkai (monster-spirits) and are sometimes worshipped as Shinto kami (revered spirits or gods). Although they take their name from a dog-like Chinese demon ( Tiangou ), the tengu were originally thought to take the forms of birds of prey , and they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. They appear in the children's story 'Banner in the sky' when the main character trips over one and falls off the face of the mountain. The earliest tengu were pictured with beaks, but this feature has often been humanized as an unnaturally long nose, which today is practically the tengu's defining characteristic in the popular imagination.

Tsuchinoko

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The Tsuchinoko (ツチノコ or 槌の子?) literally translating to "hammerspawn," is a legendary snake-like cryptid from Japan . The name tsuchinoko is prevalent in Western Japan, including Kansai and Shikoku; the creature is known as bachi hebi (バチヘビ?) in Northeastern Japan.