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A beautiful young woman by the name of Medusa caught the attention of the god Poseidon. Poseidon took a liking to Medusa and eventually wooed her; soon after Medusa agreed to marry Poseidon which didn’t make the goddess Athena too happy. Athena turned the beautiful Medusa into an ugly gorgon. Medusa’s long hair was turned into venomous snakes, she was given an ugly face, and the power to turn anyone into stone who looked into her eyes. She fled from her home and ended up in Africa. Dropping snakes from her hair this is how Africa became known for venomous reptiles. Puerto Rico, the year, 1995, the Chupacabra had first been spotted. It has been said that the Chupacabra stands on its muscular hind legs at around four to five feet tall, has

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