An Oklahoma woman believes she has secured photographic evidence of the legendary blood-sucking beast, el chupacabra. Vonda Thedford, 55, told Fox News that she was driving along a Pittsburg County rural road earlier this month when she spotted the mysterious carcass lying on the ground. When she stopped to look at the dead creature, she was disturbed to see it had 'a little truck' in place of a nose, 'little toes' and 'hair on its tail'. In a bid to document the unusual-looking beast, she whipped out her camera phone. Scroll down for video . Caught on camera: An Oklahoma woman believes she has secured photographic evidence of the legendary blood sucking beast, el chupacabra (above) The restaurant worker says the images have left people baffled and no-one has been able to identify the bloated and hairless critter. 'I know it's something logical,' Thedford said, 'I know it's not an alien, I know it's not Bigfoot's aborted child, like people are coming up with.' Desperate to unravel the mystery, Thedford revisited the dead animal. As the flesh had rotted away, she took the remaining bones with her. Strange encounter: Vonda Thedford, 55, told Fox News that she was driving along a Pittsburg County rural road earlier this month when she spotted the mysterious carcass lying on the ground . She noted that although the area stunk of death, there were strangely no flies or maggots around. Wildlife experts who studied the skeleton told Fox News the bones appear to be from a young dog. However, Thedford insists she stumbled across something far more sinister. 'I lived a long time in New Mexico and they call it the ‘chupacabra' out there so that's what we've been calling it.' The legend of the chupacabra dates back to 1995 in Puerto Rico, where many local farmers claimed to have seen the animal after finding their livestock had been killed. Left behind: Desperate to unravel the mystery, Thedford revisited the dead animal - as the flesh had rotted away, she took the remaining bones with her. Bizarre discovery: Thedford says the images have left people baffled and no-one has been able to identify the bloated and hairless critter . Explanation: Wildlife experts who studied the skeleton told Fox News they appear to be from a young dog . Sightings of the animal have been reported throughout Mexico and much of the US, particularly in the Southwest, where it is usually determined that suspected chupacabras are just emaciated, sickly coyotes. The description of the chupacabra varies, but typically those who claim to see the animal describe it as being about the size of a small bear, with a row of spines along its back. In 2004, a rancher near San Antonio killed a supposed chupacabra that he claimed had been killing his livestock. DNA from the animal later revealed that it was a coyote with demodectic or sarcoptic mange. In a dozen other cases where the suspected chupacabra's body has been discovered, DNA testing showed that the animal was some sort of wild canine with severe skin disorders, particularly mange. LEGEND OF EL CHUPACABRA . The word comes from two Spanish words - 'chupar', to suck, and 'cabra', goat. The first reported sighting was in 1995, when eight sheep were found dead in Puerto Rico with identical puncture wounds to the chest and completely drained of blood. Thus, the legend of the livestock killing, vampire-like chupacabra was born. Since then, the legendary beast has been spotted across the Americas and even the world. A Mexican incident where 35 sheep were found mysteriously dead was blamed on El Chupacabra in 2012. Earlier this year, yet another Mississippi sighting came when a Leake County man actually shot and killed what he claimed was El Chupacabra. Even a Belarusian town had a Chupacabra sighting this past July . SCIENCE ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN . Scientists often speculate that hairless creatures believed to be El Chupacabra are actually wildlife like coyotes, foxes, and stray dogs infested with parasites. Most commonly pointed to is the parasite Sarcoptes scabiei, which causes mange. Mange is a painful, potentially life threatening condition which can cause complete hair loss in mammals and can also cause their skin to shrivel, making for an even more ghoulish looking beast. In humans, Sarcoptes scabiei causes scabies and a consequent itchy, painful rash as the parasites burrow around, leaving their feces under the skin. 'Goat sucker': The legend of El Chupacabra likely originates from a 1995 case in Puerto Rico where 8 sheep were found dead with puncture wounds. It has been described as hairless, or as having spines along its back, and as having blue or red eyes .
Vonda Thedford, 55, said she was driving along a Pittsburg County rural road earlier this month when she spotted the mysterious carcass . When she stopped to look at the dead creature, she was disturbed to see it had 'a little truck' in place of a nose, 'little toes' and 'hair on its tail' The restaurant worker says the images have left people baffled and no-one has been able to identify the bloated and hairless critter . However, wildlife experts who studied the animal's skeleton told Fox News it appears to be that of a young dog .