Maryland Researcher Shares Trail Photos Linking Bigfoot to Biblical Nephilim
Posted Monday, August 24, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
There's a fascinating video making the rounds on YouTube from the channel Yeshua Said My Name (YSMN) that's got the research community buzzing. The host, who films his trail walks through parks in rural Maryland, has been capturing what he believes are images of modern-day cryptids in his footage, and the latest batch of pictures he's sharing is genuinely compelling.
What makes this particular video stand out is the collaborative effort behind it. The host teamed up with two other researchers, "brother Michael" and "Sister Fox Carpentress," to comb through his trail walk footage frame by frame. Fox Carpentress has apparently developed a real talent for spotting anomalies, particularly reflections in the host's sunglasses during his walks. She's also the talented soul who handcrafted a beautiful wooden cross the host shows off during the video, which adds a nice personal touch to the whole presentation.
The host comes at this from a biblical Christian worldview, which is a perspective that's been gaining traction in serious research circles for years now. Rather than the secular approach of dismissing these beings as simply undiscovered apes or missing links, he points to the DNA evidence that researchers like Scott Carpenter championed. Carpenter, who passed away about a year and a half ago under circumstances that some in the community find suspicious (the official cause was an aneurysm, but folks like L.A. Marzulli have publicly wondered if he got too close to something), spent years documenting how hair and tissue samples showed human mitochondrial DNA but paternal DNA that couldn't be matched to anything in GenBank. That's a huge clue that these aren't just animals wandering around in the woods.
Carpenter's book "The Truth Denied" goes deep into this DNA research, and it's required reading for anyone serious about understanding what's really out there. The host references it directly in the video and even has copies on hand while filming.
Another interesting bit the host brings up is Les Stroud, better known as Survivorman. Stroud spent years filming himself surviving in the wilderness and always wrote off his strange encounters as explainable phenomena. But over the past year or two, he's come out publicly on his own channel saying these beings are real and that he's experienced them firsthand. That's a pretty significant shift from someone who built his career on rational, scientific outdoor survival.
The host is careful to emphasize that he's not making contact during his walks. No talking to whatever might be out there, no gifts, no attempts at communication. He's just exercising, praying, and filming. That's actually a smart approach, and it aligns with what many seasoned researchers recommend. If these beings are indeed as intelligent and aware as the evidence suggests, approaching them casually could be dangerous.
The images themselves are described as the most compelling yet, with brother Michael apparently finding what the host calls the best picture so far. The host references the biblical "days of Noah" and Ephesians 5:11 about exposing the deeds of darkness, framing this research as part of a larger spiritual awakening happening right now.
For anyone interested in the intersection of biblical prophecy and cryptid research, this video is absolutely worth the watch. The host has a way of presenting evidence without being preachy, and the collaborative analysis between the three researchers adds real credibility to the findings. Plus, getting a Survivorman endorsement thrown in there doesn't hurt either.
Check it out when you get a chance, it's the kind of content that reminds you why this subject keeps pulling people back in for more.