Bigfoot Hunter Claims 8-Foot Specimen Found in Adirondack Mountains
Posted Friday, July 10, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
A Bigfoot hunter is making waves across the internet after claiming he has actual Bigfoot remains in his possession, complete with DNA results that suggest something straight out of a sci-fi novel. Charles Stewart, better known as Snake the Bigfoot Hunter, sat down for an interview on NewsNation where he laid out his jaw-dropping discovery, and honestly, this is one of those stories that has the entire community buzzing.
So here's the rundown. Snake says he stumbled onto an 8-foot, 300-pound specimen in the Adirondack Mountains back in 2024, specifically west of Old Forge in the Central Adirondack Park. The wild part? He found it by smell. The body was decaying, and he just kept following his nose deeper into the woods until there it was, sitting in a poison ivy patch. He's nicknamed the remains "Dak."
For anyone familiar with the Adirondacks, this region has long been considered a hotspot for Sasquatch sightings. The dense, remote wilderness of upstate New York has produced countless reports over the years, so a discovery like this in that area isn't entirely shocking to those who have been paying attention.
Now, here's where things get really interesting. Snake claims he sent samples to Cornell's Veterinary DNA Lab, and the results allegedly came back showing 58.5% Neanderthal/Denisovan DNA and 41.5% human DNA. For those unfamiliar, Denisovans are an ancient hominid species related to Neanderthals, first identified through DNA analysis of a finger bone found in Siberia. The theory that these ancient human relatives crossed the Bering Land Bridge into the Americas has been gaining traction in scientific circles, so Snake's findings, if legitimate, would align with some emerging theories about prehistoric human migration.
Snake also revealed some fascinating details about the specimen. Based on dental decay, he estimates Dak was a male around 18 to 20 years old. And here's a detail that will raise eyebrows: next to the body were larger footprints, suggesting another Bigfoot had attacked and killed this one, possibly over mating rights. The blood, hair, and fecal matter were all submitted for testing.
One of the most intriguing anatomical features Snake mentioned was a reproductive bone found on the specimen, an anomaly he says is also present in polar bears. He theorizes this adaptation allows for aggressive procreation, meaning these creatures don't form family units but are highly nomadic, only coming together briefly to mate before going their separate ways.
The credibility factor gets a boost from an unexpected source. A documentary team from Japan came and peer-reviewed the DNA, even filming a movie about the discovery that's been released in Japan. But perhaps even more compelling is the response from the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Tuscarora, and Seneca tribes all came to see the body and immediately identified it as a "bark eater," which is another name for Bigfoot in the Adirondack region. They even gave Snake an award for the discovery.
Snake also displayed the remains at last year's Great New York State Fair, where an estimated 60,000 people got a chance to see Dak in person. That's a massive crowd that's now witnessed what could be the most significant Sasquatch discovery in modern history.
Of course, Snake admits getting mainstream scientific verification has been "an uphill battle." He compared the situation to UFOs, which were considered fringe until suddenly they weren't, with Congress now holding hearings on UAPs. His hope is that Bigfoot research will follow the same trajectory from taboo to accepted science.
And in a moment that had the interviewer cracking up, Snake coined a new term for skeptics: BDS, or Bigfoot Derangement Syndrome. Sounds like something that might need trademarking soon.
This story is still developing, and there are bound to be more details emerging as researchers and enthusiasts dig deeper. Anyone interested in seeing the full interview should definitely check out the original video on NewsNation's YouTube channel. It's one of those conversations that could change everything we know about the Sasquatch phenomenon.