Desert Cryptids

A Navajo witch who wears the skins of animals and walks between worlds.

The blood-draining predator that left livestock drained across Latin America.

The antlered rabbit of the American West, born from taxidermy humor and frontier tall tales.

A blood-red worm said to kill with electric shocks and acid venom from beneath the Gobi sands.

Nomadic herders across Mongolia and Central Asia have described encounters with a stocky, hairy humanoid that walks upright and avoids civilization.

A scaly, long-necked dragon depicted on the Ishtar Gate of Babylon stands among real animals, leading some to argue it was drawn from life.

In the Australian outback, a malevolent spirit stalks those who practice sorcery and kills them in their sleep.