Case file · Cryptid
Hans Fuchs and the Tatzelwurms of Unken
In 1779, Hans Fuchs of Unken (Salzburg) is said to have met two Tatzelwurms and died of a heart attack from the shock; a memorial picture records the event.
1779 CE · 47.65, 12.73 · status: legend
The account
The votive picture shows two cat-headed reptiles and is one of the earliest dated Tatzelwurm accounts in the Alps.
The sceptical view
The account is known only from the memorial tablet; zoologists explain such reports with large lizards, otters or exaggeration.