A camper in upstate New York believes he’s unlocked the secret behind one of the world’s most famous cryptids after finding a so-called bigfoot corpse. Charles “Snake” Stuart, also known as the bigfoot hunter, presented his stunning findings in a bizarre exhibition in late August. He brought the massive 8-foot-tall hairy body to the New York State Fair in Syracuse and displayed it behind a glass case. The grisly figure was placed on top of a wooden coffin in a dark room with spooky growls playing on speakers.
Snake claims he discovered the corpse, whom he calls Dack, while he was camping in the lake town Old Forge, New York, which is about two hours west of Albany. He says he found him after he played audio of howls in the woods and heard howls back, Syracuse.com reported. When he walked toward the noise, Snake said that he noticed a foul smell, and then allegedly stumbled upon the corpse.
“He was dead when I found him,” Stuart told Syracuse.com. “He was decomposing. We had to rip some of its guts out and try to salvage it, taxidermy style.” Snake says he then took the bigfoot’s body to a garage in Saranac, New York, which is a village near the Adirondack Mountains.
A friend came over and taxidermied the body, and Dack has been in his possession ever since, the hunter claimed. Stuart’s goal is to raise enough money to have the body scientifically authenticated as a Neanderthal-human hybrid. He says that a DNA lab at Cornell University dismissed him, but claims that he went on to work with their veterinarian lab. He claimed that those alleged lab results show that Dack’s DNA is mainly Neanderthal, but didn’t provide any proof to back his story. Stuart was thinking of releasing this information before the fair ended, but apparently did not.
The bigfoot hunter said that he’d had a great experience showing off his exhibition and sharing his tales.
“Everyone here has been loving the big boy, really enjoying hearing the story,” Stuart told the local outlet. “We’re thrilled about it, honestly.” Stuart’s exhibition was showcased in the horticulture building from August 20, 2025, to September 1, 2025. While bigfoot is real, this may be a hoax. Got to trust a guy named Snake, right? (The U.S. Sun, 25 Aug 2025)
