DeWitt County, TX -- Last summer a South Texas rancher caught the mysterious creature she claims killed her animals and drank their blood.

Now the chupacabra craze is heating up again.

A DeWitt County sheriff's deputy caught it all on tape near Cuero.

For eight years, Corporal Brandon Reidel has been patroling DeWitt County, southwest of San Antonio. This time, he was involved in a different kind of chase -- hot on the tail of what may be a chupacabra.

With a passing glance, it may just look like a dog or coyote.

But if you know the legend, you're going to look a little harder.

"The front legs are than shorter than back legs. The way it's running, it doesn't run way normal coyote or dog would," explains Deputy Reidel.

It has a long snout -- the type of feature legends are made of.

The creature ran off and has not been caught.

Last year, a similar creature was found dead in Cuero.

It was first believed to be a Chupacabra, but DNA testing showed it was some sort of coyote.