Popular among Ozark folklorists is the legend of Devil’s Hole Cave near the community of Self, Arkansas, in Boone County.
According to stories, the cavern is home to a creature nicknamed the “Gowrow”, which has been described as a “20 foot long lizard with tusks and claws.”
Apparently, there is more than one legend about the Gowrow in Arkansas, but one of them is at Devil’s Hole.
A more detailed description from Searcy County, Arkansas, says the Gowrow is “twenty feet in length with two tusks, large webbed feet ending in claws, a row of short horns along its back, and a long thin tail with a blade on the end.”
