A woman - in San Jose, California Found a Alien Creature in her backyard

It was dead when I found it... But what is it?' Body of slimy pink creature found in Californian woman's backyard leads to frenzied speculation she found an 'alien'.

Pictures of a slimy, pink and half developed creature said to have been found in a woman's backyard have caused a frenzy of speculation about its origin. 

The photograph appears to have first surfaced on Facebook, before it was reposted on Reddit, where users began a long discussion of what exactly it was.

Labelled an 'alien', 'facehugger' or simply a partially developed animal fetus, internet users have spent the past few days feverishly questioning what it could be. 

Gianna Peponis, from California, posted images of the creature, stating: 'I wasn't gunna [sic] post this but I can't stop trying to figure out wtf this thing is.

'I heard something scream at like 11.30 last night and went out on my side yard and found this thing..