Editing American mythology (section)

== Fearsome critters ==
[[Fearsome critters]] In North American folklore were tall-tale animals jokingly said to inhabit the wilderness in or around logging camps, especially in the Great Lakes region.<ref name="dorson">Dorson, Richard M. ''Man and Beast in American Comic Legend.'' (Bloomington, IN: Indiana Univ. Press, 1982.)</ref><ref name="leach">Leach, Maria. ''Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Of Folklore, Mythology and Legend.'' (New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1949.)</ref><ref name="south">South, Malcolm. ''Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide.'' (Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1984.)</ref> Today, the term may also be applied to similar [[Legendary creature|fabulous beasts]].

Fearsome critters include the [[Agropelter]], [[Axehandle hound]], [[Ball-tailed cat]], [[Bigfoot]], [[Cactus cat]], [[Dungavenhooter]], [[Glawackus]], [[Gumberoo]], [[Hidebehind]], [[Hodag]], [[Jackalope]], [[Jersey Devil]], [[Sidehill gouger]], [[Splintercat]], [[Squonk]], [[Teakettler]], [[Wampus cat]], [[Belled buzzard]], [[Gillygaloo|Gillygaloo bird]], [[Goofus bird]], [[Fur-bearing trout]], [[Hoop snake]], [[Joint snake]], [[Snallygaster]],
and the [[Snow snake (folklore)|Snow snake]].