Reptilians

Appearance
Reptilians are creatures that appear in fantasy, science fiction, ufology, and conspiracy theories. They are supposedly tall, blood-drinking, shape-shifting humanoid reptiles with mind controlling abilities that are from the Alpha Draconis star system, and are now living in underground bases around the Earth.

Origins
Conspiracy theorist David Icke believes that these creatures are the cause of a worldwide conspiracy against the human race. He believes that most of the world's ancient/modern leaders are in some way related to these lizard people, including the Merovingian dynasty, the Rothschilds, the Bush family and the British Royal family. David now has believers in about 47 different countries and has given lectures to crowds of up to 6,000 people. It has also been estimated that about 12 million Americans believe this theory.

There have also been a number of alien abduction stories that refer to the Reptilians. One of the earliest reports from Herbert Schirmer, a police officer in Ashland, Nebraska. He claims to have been taken aboard a UFO in 1967 by humanoid beings that looked to be slightly reptilian, who wore a "winged serpent" emblem on the left side of their chests. Skeptics dismissed this story to be a hoax.