Honey Island Swamp

[citation needed] It is one of the least-altered river swamps in the United States.

[citation needed] Considered by many to be one of the most pristine swampland habitats in the United States, the Honey Island Swamp covers an area that is over 20 miles (30 km) long and nearly seven miles (10 km) across, with 35,619 of its 70,000[citation needed] acres (280 km2) government sanctioned as permanently protected wildlife area.

Some native fauna that inhabit the Honey Island Swamp include the American alligator, alligator snapping turtle, red-eared slider, Western cottonmouth, speckled kingsnake, coypu, red fox, Louisiana black bear, bobcat, Virginia opossum, raccoon, muskrat, American mink, brown pelican, barred owl, bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, egretta, great blue heron, alligator gar, largemouth bass, and the paddlefish.

[3] The swamp is the purported home of creature described as a large, bipedal, ape-like humanoid similar to descriptions of Bigfoot and the Skunk ape.

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