Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp

In the folklore of Lee County, South Carolina, the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp (also known as the Lizard Man of Lee County) is an entity said to inhabit the swampland of the region. First mentioned in the late 1980s, the purported sightings and damage attributed to the creature generated a significant amount of newspaper, radio and television publicity.

Professor of religious studies Joseph P. Laycock characterized the media frenzy and subsequent cult appreciation for this and similar claims as following a predictable "chain of events – a strange sighting, media attention, more sightings, followed by visits from curious tourists and monster hunters." Researcher Ben Radford acknowledges that while it is a compelling story, "several important aspects wither under skeptical scrutiny."