South Carolina Officials Are Warning Of ‘Lizard Man’ Sightings During The Solar Eclipse

Above: Not an actual photo of Lizard Man, but a still from the “Reptile Boy” episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer

While many are planning out the perfect place to watch the solar eclipse that’s going to take place on Monday, August 21 (see here for a complete guide on all you need to know), South Carolina residents apparently have a whole other thing to worry about. We’re taking the Lizard Man, people, and the danger is very much real. [Note: totally not real.]

For those unfamiliar with the legend, the famous Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp began in 1988, with the first sighting by a 17-year-old boy who claimed to have encountered the beast while stopping to change a tire on his way home from work late at night. Since then, sightings have continued over the years, the last being in 2015 by a woman leaving church, who even caught the Lizard Man on camera — which you can see in the totally realistic evidence in the video below.

Two years later, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division is getting people worked up into a Lizard Man frenzy once again with a well-timed tweet on Wednesday, warning locals that the potential for paranormal activity during the eclipse could draw the monster out of hiding.

Of course, as South Carolina’s WLTX 19 News points out, it’s best to take the warning as tongue in cheek, however if there was a time for a theoretical Lizard Man to come out, he couldn’t pick a better time!

Real or not, police in Greenville, North Carolina also issued a warning this week, not for mythological creatures exactly — but for anyone dumb enough to dress up like one when the moon blankets the country in darkness.

Specifically, please don’t shoot at them.

This will likely not even be close to the dumbest thing to happen during the solar eclipse, so be sure to stay tuned!

(Via Post and Courier)