Snippy the horse made world-wide history on September 7, 1967 when she became the first reported case of Unexplained Animal Death just 20 miles from Alamosa, CO at the foot of Mt. Blanca in the San Luis Valley. Snippy became the first reported case of Alien Animal Mutilation. Now they must sell her on Ebay with a minimum bid of $50,000!!

The landmark Snippy auction on eBay has just now ended with a maximum bid of $1,825.00.

That bid was below the reserve price for the auction, so it would seem that no sale of the controversial skeleton will take place. Four bidders placed six bids on the horse. No additional information is available at the moment on the Snippy blog, but additional news may surface in the next day or so.

(For historical purposes, the web page associated with the auction has been saved as a large image.)

Back in 1967, a Colorado State University professor gave an alternate theory on Snippy's fate:

Dr. O. Robert Adams of the Veterinary College examined the carcass and showed that the horse had an infection in its right flank which probably killed him. Dr. Adams speculated that someone found the suffering horse and cut its throat to put it out of its misery. Predators cleaned the head and neck and removed the organs. In the heat of the day, the brain and spinal fluid evaporated.

The skeleton of "Snippy," an Appaloosa found mutilated on the King Ranch in the Sangre de Cristo foothills in September 1967, is for sale on eBay. Snippy, whose real name was Lady, belonged to the late Nellie Lewis, who was convinced her horse had been dispatched by aliens.



Dr. Wallace Leary, an Alamosa veterinarian who examined the horse in 1967, holds bones belonging to Snippy the horse, with arrows pointing to metal fragments. Leary believed that Snippy was shot by humans.



Efforts to save the skeleton have been made by community members, and two websites, www.snippy.com and www.savesnippy.com, have been formed to communicate the history and to assist in keeping Snippy in the San Luis Valley. With only a few days left in the auction, it is uncertain if the bones of a San Luis Valley icon may see a future outside the valley.



With the growing phenomena comes the commercialization of Snippy. At the Snippy store, T-Shirts and other products, with the slogan "UFO's Suck" are for sale.

Two short documentaries have also been produced on Snippy. Watch: [ Save Snippy | The Story of Snippy ]



Art is also a response to Snippy. Although further information about this painting cannot be found on the web, it is a brilliant look at the phenomenon through the lens of an artist.

Only a few more days to save Snippy. The eBay auction ends on March 8th.

Snippy is back on the auction block, and the eBay auction has fetched one bid so far for $1,000.00. The auction ends March 8th.

Where will Snippy's skeleton go from its current location in the back room of Dell's Insurance in Alamosa?

Only YOU Can Help Save Snippy, the World's Most Famous Horse, but Time is Quickly Running Out...

"Whoever allows that relic to leave the San Luis Valley better have an impressive army of angels. This is a very sacred valley. It's imperative these bones, that relic, stay in the valley. It would be like taking St. Peter's bones out from under St. Peter's (in Rome)."

- Christopher O'Brien at a recent Save Snippy event

The blogo-novela of Snippy continues to unfold as The Alamosa Chamber of Commerce, a one-time repository of "Snippy" the horse's bones, has established a bank fund to raise money to purchase what has become arguably the most famous horse ever to come from the San Luis Valley.

San Luis Valley paranormal investigator Christopher O'Brien, a researcher who has studied the case of Snippy the horse, which is believed by many to have been the victim of extraterrestrials, will present an overview of his findings from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 15th at Adams State College's Carson Auditorium. The public presentation is free.

There will be a $200-a-plate fundraiser at the Inn of the Rio Grande at 7 p.m. Saturday with O'Brien and descendants of Snippy's owners, Berle and Nellie Lewis. Reservations are necessary. Call the chamber at 719-589-3681.

Chamber manager Debra Goodman said a production crew is coming to town to film a 1-hour DVD on Snippy and record the history of this controversial time. The DVDs will sell for $20. For more information, contact the Alamosa Chamber of Commerce, 719-589-3681 or bluskys@alamosa.org. Donations can be made to Save Snippy Fund, 1st Southwest Bank, 720 Main St., Alamosa, CO 81101.

Dr. Wallace Leary, an Alamosa veterinarian who reconstructed Snippy's skeleton in 1968 and debunked the space aliens theory by finding two bullet holes in the horse, is the subject of this season's cover.

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A "Save Snippy Fund" has been established to ensure that Snippy the Horse remains in the San Luis Valley. Plus, author Christopher O'Brien will lead a symposium soon on Snippy, and a post-symposium fundraiser will feature Snippy Scotch Ale at SLV Brewing Company in Alamosa.

The Snippy phenomena is heating up at the snippy blog with many comments being left there. Some think that Snippy should stay in the San Luis Valley while the biggest controversy is who really owns Snippy. But for many of us, we are just happy all of this came about Just in time for the holiday shopping season...

Snippy, a horse found in 1967 missing all of her tissue from the tip of her nose to her shoulders, is making a buzz throughout the internet. Although the ebay auction for the bones that was to offer the carcass for $50,000 has been cancelled, there is a Snippy Blog, a Snippy MySpace page, as well as a Snippy the Horse web site. Today, you can also read about Snippy in the Rocky Mountain News and Rocky Talk Live. [ previously ]

The most famous horse that ever lived in the San Luis Valley will soon be available to the highest bidder. The Appaloosa mare that came to be known as "Snippy" will be put up for auction on eBay, starting Dec. 1.

Snippy the Horse (actually named Lily - a blunder on the part of the press) was found dead on September 8, 1967 on the King Ranch, at the base of Blanca Massif. Nellie Lewis' Appaloosa was missing all of her tissue from the tip of her nose to her shoulders.

The heart and brain were also missing from the carcass, and a formaldehyde-like odor was emitted from the animal for several days after discovery. View Snippy (warning: image contains content that may be unsuitable for some SLV Dwellers).