The Argopelter is a fearsome critter said to inhabit hollow trees of the conifer woods from Maine to Oregon.[1] From this vantage point, the creature would await an unwary person and hurl wooden splinters and branches at the intruder.[1][2][3][4] Some have described the creature as being so quick that it has never been seen.[2] One reference describes the creature as having a "slender, wirely body, the villainous face of an ape, and arms like muscular whiplashes, with which it can snap off dead branches and hurl them through the air like shells from a six inch gun."[4] The argopelter subsists on wood peckers, hoot owls,[4] high holes, and dozy wood.[3] Its pups are born on February 29 and always arrive in odd numbers.[3] Also known as a "Shnickum", one of the key features of this monster would be its height, commonly reaching 10 feet. Reports focusing on the Argopelter's appearance often shift between an ape-like face and a face resembling a Munter/Chunter.