A listing of bizarre creatures said to wander the state of California from Bigfoot to Lake Tahoe's monster "Tessie" as well as a bevy of other creatures that are reported in the Golden State. In his search for Ghost Dogs Mr. Senate found many odd creatures that went beyond his search for phantom hounds. These bizarre animals stimulated his research on this work. documenting strange animals that belong to cyrpitozoology found in the west. "Many I have found are not listed in the annals of unknown animals like the Albino Rattlesnake and the Flying Cat of Weaverville.