A peculiar video from Honduras shows a couple's encounter with a wayward canine that some believe to have been a candejo, a legendary Latin American 'hell hound.' According to a local media report, the curious scene (seen above) was filmed late last month in the municipality of Reitoca. While walking along a dirt road in the middle of the night, the couple was taken aback when they passed a cemetery and a large dog-like creature briefly ran out in front of them before scurrying back into the darkness.

After being posted on social media, the couple's video quickly went viral in Honduras, with many speculating that they may have been visited by a candejo. A fixture of Latin American folklore, the shapeshifting supernatural entity is said to take on the form of a dog that appears to travelers in the middle of the night and either curses or blesses their journey. That said, more skeptical observers posited that the pair had probably just come across a coyote or a fox. What do you make of the strange encounter? Weigh in with your thoughts at the C2C Facebook page.