Bigfoot Hunter's Verified Specimen Heads to Michigan on Tour

Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

Okay, this one stopped me in my tracks. A video surfaced on YouTube featuring an interview that might just change everything in the Sasquatch research world. A man who goes by "Snake the Bigfoot Hunter" is claiming he has found what he believes to be the first scientifically verified Bigfoot specimen, and he has the DNA results to back it up. According to the interview, Snake found the remains in Adirondack Park in upstate New York after spending about two weeks deep in the woods, living off the land without fire. He describes following the smell of a decaying body, something he calls "stink on top of stink," and eventually discovering an 8-foot, 300-pound specimen. The specimen was then taxidermied and sent for DNA testing at Cornell's veterinarian biodna lab. The results? Snake claims the DNA came back showing 58.5% Neanderthal/Denisovan (a mix of European and Asian Neanderthal) and 41.5% human, with traces of Native American DNA in there as well. His conclusion is that Bigfoot is a Neanderthal-human hybrid, a species that is highly intelligent, highly aggressive, and extremely endangered, which is why sightings are so rare. For those unfamiliar with the Neanderthal connection theory, this isn't a new idea in Sasquatch research. For decades, some researchers have proposed that Bigfoot could be a surviving hominid species or a hybrid of ancient human relatives. The idea that these creatures migrated across the Bering Land Bridge before it submerged and interbred with early human populations has been floated by several Bigfoot investigators. Snake's DNA claims, if accurate, would be the first physical evidence supporting that theory. What makes this story even more interesting is that Snake is taking the exhibit on tour. He's planning to bring the specimen to Detroit, Chicago, and Indianapolis this November, along with a book he's written about his findings. He's also quick to address the skeptics, pointing out that many people who believe in the Patterson-Gimlin film think Bigfoot is a great ape, while he's preaching a different gospel entirely. The interview also touched on Michigan's rich Sasquatch history. The state ranks among the top in the nation for reported sightings, with over 220 encounters logged in the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization database. Most of those reports come from the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula. The segment even mentioned a few other recent encounters, including a man named Casey Dostard who claims he was knocked unconscious by flying sticks and rocks in northern Michigan, and a father and his 12-year-old son who reported seeing a large, dark, hairy creature moving on two legs near I-75 while bow fishing. Now, there are obviously going to be people who dismiss this entirely. Snake himself admits he's getting backlash from religious groups who take issue with the evolutionary implications, and from people who simply refuse to believe. But for anyone who's spent time in the woods and felt that unexplainable presence, or heard something in the distance that didn't match any known animal, stories like this hit differently. The full interview is worth watching for yourself. Snake comes across as genuinely passionate about his discovery, and the details he provides about the specimen, from the scavenger diet found in its stomach to the estimated age of 18 to early 20s based on teeth analysis, add layers to the story that are hard to ignore. Whether you believe him or not, this is the kind of development that keeps the conversation alive and pushes researchers to keep asking questions. Check out the video and let the evidence speak for itself. And if Snake makes it to Detroit this November, it might be worth making the trip to see this thing in person. After all, how often does a claim like this come around?