At the beginning of the 21st Century monsters still roam the remote, and sometimes not so remote, corners of our planet. It is our job to search for them. The Centre for Fortean Zoology [CFZ] is - we believe - the largest professional, scientific and full-time organisation in the world dedicated to cryptozoology - the study of unknown animals. Since 1992 the CFZ has carried out an unparalleled programme of research and investigation all over the world. Since 2009 we have been running the increasingly popular CFZ Blog Network, and although there has been an American branch of the CFZ for over ten years now, it is only now that it has a dedicated blog.

Thursday 2 April 2020

CALLER

The name of a snake in the legends of China and Vietnam.  It will call out in human speech to a wayfarer, asking him whither he is bound.  Having ascertained this, he will follow him with murderous intent.  Hoteliers in days agone knew the antidote to this creature which was a kind of insect whose bite was death to the caller.  The bodies of callers that lived a full life span could be used to make lamp oil that the wind could not put out.


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