Trap Set, New Pictures Taken Of Md. Mystery Animal

GLYNDON, Md. -- People have been agonizing over the grainy pictures and home video of the Maryland mystery animal -- guessing and trying to figure out what it might be.

There are new close-up pictures of the creature spotted again in Baltimore County. The images show something that resembles the animal first seen near Glyndon.

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Baltimore County Animal Control is teaming up with a resident to catch the mystery animal. They placed a humane trap in the back yard of Jay Wroe, the man who photographed the creature more than two weeks ago on his property.

"The animal, beast, creature -- whatever it is -- comes in the trap, steps on the plate and the door obviously comes down behind it and traps it," Wroe said.

The trap is baited with a steak and some cat food in a can in hopes of catching the mystery animal. Wroe said he thinks the creature may have a family.

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"Last Sunday, I came out back in the back yard and I came upon this thing -- it didn't see me," he said. "I saw it. I stopped. I immediately froze and this thing was hideous looking. This is not the same one that I saw and filmed on camera. This thing was brown and had gray spots and it was the size of a cat."

Bob Kaestner also saw the mystery animal and was able to get some pictures and shaky video.

"I was driving to the golf course with my son, Ben, and Ben said, 'There's the Glyndon monster'," Kaestner said.

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"I've got three great pictures and I thought, hey, I've got movie capability and we'll take a quick movie," he said. "Well, the animal kept running away from us as we're taking the video, so the video didn't turn out but the pictures turned out pretty darn well."

Wroe attempted to draw the animal closer to the trap by using an old hunter's technique -- rubbing a sponge against a glass.

"It is supposed to sound like a rabbit when it first gets bit by a fox or something," said Wroe.

With one large and possibly one small creature in the area, Wroe walked through the woods behind his home. While no animals were spotted, he did find the cat food can that was originally in the trap.

"It must have drug it out of the trap and brought it down here," Wroe said.

Kaestner said the animal he saw does not appear to be lethargic or weak. He said it is strong and energetic.

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