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In Alpine folklore, the '''''Tatzelwurm''''' is a lizard-like creature, often described as having the face of a cat, with a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby, with four short legs, or sometimes with no hind legs.
In Alpine folklore, the '''''Tatzelwurm''''' is a stubby, lizard-like creature. It takes the appearance of a cat with the hind end of a serpent, with no hind legs.<ref>{{cite book |last=Eberhart |first=George |date=2002 |title=Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology |url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=z9gMsCUtCZUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:1576072835&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-6fvc6oLUAhXFpZQKHQsmCk4Q6AEIJTAA |location= |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=538 |isbn=1576072835 |author-link= }}</ref> Narratives about the creature can be found in several areas of ], including the ]n, ]n, ] and ] ]. It has several regional names, including ''Stollenwurm'', ''Springwurm'', ''Arassas'', ''Bergstutzen'', and ''Praatzelwurm''.

Narratives about the creature can be found in several areas of ], including the ]n, ]n, ] and ] ]. It has several regional names, including ''Stollenwurm'', ''Bergstutz'', ''Springwurm'', ''Praatzelwurm'', and in French, ''arassas''.

==Description==
The Tatzelwurm or Stollenwurm resembles a stubby lizard, measuring 1 to 4 feet, or up to 6 feet or more in length,{{Refn|group="lower-alpha"| "60 to 90 cm long" (2 to 3 feet);<ref name=heuvelmans2014/> "1 to 4 feet";<ref name=eberhart/> "3 to 6 feet".{{sfnp|Doderer|1996|p=28}}. The 1811 sighting measured one klafter (6 feet), The cat-headed sepent of Switzerland was reputedly at least 7 feet long.{{sfnp|Meurger|Gagnon|1988|p=265}}}}<ref name=heuvelmans2014/><ref name=eberhart/> with 2, 4, or 6 feet.<ref>{{harvp|Doblhoff|1896|p=143}}: "«Stollenwürmern».. Zahl der Füße wird mit 2, 4, 6 angegeben"</ref> They are sometimes reported as having a cat-like face, especially in Switzerland.<ref name=eberhart/><ref>{{harvp|Doblhoff|1896|p=143}}: "Berichte aus der Schweiz.. überein, dass die «Stollenwürmer».. katzenartige köpfen haben."</ref>

Tales or legends about them occur in the Swiss, Bavarian, and Austrian Alps.<ref name=heuvelmans2014/>


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==See also== ==See also==
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==Explanatory notes==
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==References== ==References==
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<ref name=doblhoff-apud-kohlrusch&rochholz>{{harvp|Doblhoff|1896|p=142}}, note 3 apud {{harvp|Kohlrusch|1854}} apud Rochholz (1855) ''Aargauer Sagen''.</ref>

<ref name=eberhart>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Eberhart |first=George |date=2002 |title=Tatzelwurm |encyclopedia=Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology |url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=z9gMsCUtCZUC&pg=PA538 |location= |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=538 |isbn=1576072835 |author-link= }}</ref>

<ref name=eberhart-cat>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Eberhart |first=George |date=2002 |title=Cat-Headed Snake |encyclopedia=Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology |url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=z9gMsCUtCZUC&pg=PA89|location= |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=89 |isbn=1576072835 |author-link= }}</ref>

<ref name=heuvelmans2014>{{cite book|last=Heuvelmans |first=Bernard |authorlink=Bernard Heuvelmans |title=On The Track Of Unknown Animals |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |origyear=1995 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u64ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 |pages=10–12 |isbn=9781317848127}}</ref>

<ref name=könig>{{cite book|last=König |first=Franz Niklaus |authorlink=Franz Niklaus König |title=Reise in die Alpen |publisher= |year=1814|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vo49AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA132 |pages=131–132 |isbn=}}</ref>

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*{{cite journal|last=Dalla Torre |first=Karl Wilhelm von |author-link=Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre |title=Die Drachensage im Alpengebiet |journal=Zeitschrift des deutschen und oesterreichischen Alpenverins |volume=18 |year=1887 |url=https://books.google.com/books/?id=vtguAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA208 |pages=208–226}}
*{{cite journal|ref=harv|last=Doblhoff |first=Joseph von |title=Altes und Neues vom 'Tatzelwurm' |journal=Zeitschrift für österreichische Volkskunde |volume=I |year=1896 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SToSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA142 |pages=142–}}
*{{cite book|last=Kohlrusch |first= |title=Schweizerisches Sagenbuch |publisher=ZR. Hoffmann |year=1854 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hnONuiXXdhMC&pg=PA48 |pages=47–49, 170}}
*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Meurger |first=Michel |last2=Gagnon |first2=Claude |title=Lake monster traditions: a cross-cultural analysis |publisher=Fortean Tomes |year=1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=ja&id=I1HbAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Hauwelen%22 |pages=}}

*{{cite book|ref=harv|last=Doderer |first=Heimito von |editor-last=Schmidt-Dengler |editor-first=Wendelin |title=Die Wiederkehr der Drachen |publisher=C.H.Beck |year=1996 |origyear=1959 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0EgXbsOENJcC&pg=PA28 |pages=28ff}}
**{{cite journal|last=Doderer |first=Heimito von |title=Die Wiederkehr der Drachen |journal=Atlantis: Länder, Völker, Reisen |volume=31 |year=1959 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gQYYAQAAMAAJ&q=Tatzelwurm |pages=101–150}}

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In Alpine folklore, the Tatzelwurm is a lizard-like creature, often described as having the face of a cat, with a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby, with four short legs, or sometimes with no hind legs.

Narratives about the creature can be found in several areas of Europe, including the Austrian, Bavarian, Italian and Swiss Alps. It has several regional names, including Stollenwurm, Bergstutz, Springwurm, Praatzelwurm, and in French, arassas.

Description

The Tatzelwurm or Stollenwurm resembles a stubby lizard, measuring 1 to 4 feet, or up to 6 feet or more in length, with 2, 4, or 6 feet. They are sometimes reported as having a cat-like face, especially in Switzerland.

Tales or legends about them occur in the Swiss, Bavarian, and Austrian Alps.

Fountain in Kobern-Gondorf

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. "60 to 90 cm long" (2 to 3 feet); "1 to 4 feet"; "3 to 6 feet".. The 1811 sighting measured one klafter (6 feet), The cat-headed sepent of Switzerland was reputedly at least 7 feet long.

References

  1. ^ Heuvelmans, Bernard (2014) . On The Track Of Unknown Animals. Routledge. pp. 10–12. ISBN 9781317848127.
  2. ^ Eberhart, George (2002). "Tatzelwurm". Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology. ABC-CLIO. p. 538. ISBN 1576072835.
  3. Doderer (1996), p. 28.
  4. Meurger & Gagnon (1988), p. 265.
  5. Doblhoff (1896), p. 143: "«Stollenwürmern».. Zahl der Füße wird mit 2, 4, 6 angegeben"
  6. Doblhoff (1896), p. 143: "Berichte aus der Schweiz.. überein, dass die «Stollenwürmer».. katzenartige köpfen haben."

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