Just What is The Latta Creature?

Latta, OK.

September 8, 2010

Latta critter sighted again

Justin Lofton Staff Writer Ada Evening News

Ada Evening News Wed Sep 08, 2010, 12:40 PM CDT

     Latta — Another resident has spotted Latta’s strange creature near the community. Miranda Wood said her grandson saw the creature on the road about a month ago while driving his scooter home one evening. “He said, ‘I stopped and looked at it because it was so weird. I honked my horn and it took off running,’” she said.

     Several ideas of what the creature could be have been circulating. Ada area residents have speculated it could be anything from a muskrat to a spider monkey. May Brown, a Stratford resident, said she saw a similar animal years ago called a Jaguarandi. “The thing that I saw didn’t have tall back legs,” she said. “It looked like a house-cat on the head. It had a real fuzzy tail, a long body and short legs. It’s a weird looking animal. I went down to the ranger station and talked to a girl down there and she said they are in this area.”

     Another Ada resident said the mysterious creature’s description sounded like an Italian greyhound. “They walk hunched over. They have the long tail, pointy ears and they do kind of look like a rat,” she said.

     Any other Latta residents who spot a similar creature can call (580) 310-7524 to report it to the Ada Evening News.