seen that show raccoon alright Think they got some clever dood that knew all about skeletons etc and he sussed it out without destroying it 1st.Immagine, 'Right, let's boil it up and see what it is',.... then discovering it really was an alien!
think it was the same show that featured the creature caught in the gin trap , turned out a hoax ,local taxidermist ( I think) pieced together a couple of different animals