Satan's Footprints

By Staff

Saturday, March 14, 2009, 11:52

After an elderly lady discovered what are said to be the Devil's footprints, the sleepy town of Devon in South West England has once again been spooked.

The first footprints were recorded in 1855 by Jill Wade, a pensioner who found the hoof-like marks in the snow in her back garden in Woolsery. The Sun quoted her as saying that: I couldn't trust it, the footprints were in the shape of a cloven hoof. There were no other marks in the snow and I would love to know what it was.

The footprints were inspected by the scientists from the Centre for Fortean Zoology. According to the analysis, the footprints were 5 inches long with a stride of between 11 and 17 inches. These prints matched a mysterious 100-mile trail that was found in Devon 154 years ago, and blamed on Satan.

The CFZ experts believe that both tracks could have been made by an animal, such as a deer. They also conclude that they will solve the riddle through further research.