Colo Colo (mythology)

For other uses, see Colo-Colo (disambiguation).

The Colo Colo or Colocolo is an evil rat-like creature from Mapuche mythology.

The Colo Colo is reputed to nest near a residence and sneak in, drinking blood from a sleeping resident, extracting saliva or licking utensils, causing debilitating weakness or tuberculosis.

It is often said to hatch from a stunted-looking "rooster's egg", and the young resembles a snake or burrowing lizard, but it later metamorphoses into a feathered rat form.

A type of wildcat is also called "colocolo", and this may perhaps be related to the origin of the lore.

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