The rattle Bock or Raspelbock is a mythical creature whose image is often in Klausen hunter encounters and similar facilities. It is a stuffed rodent head where the antlers of a buck are placed. In addition to the rattle Bock, there's the female equivalent: the Rasselgeiß. In Rasselgeiß the antlers are formed slightly smaller. Remarkable are the maxillary canine teeth in some specimens, a hare has not improved either.

On the occurrence of rattle Bock are stories there, especially in middle Thuringia forest , isolated in the resin were alleged rattle bucks sighted. Larger areas should deposit it in Schwarzatal at the Adorn and the capercaillie, one near Waldhof Stützerbach in Ilmenau give. The animal reportedly leads a secluded life there. On the existence of this extremely shy but because of the relatively powerful but very dangerous animal horns to occasional telltale traces indicate the snow. The Friedlander "Raspelbock" is a variation on the rattle Bock.
are pictures of the mythical creature and stories about his alleged hunting has been around for several hundred years. The rattle is fixed to the subject even for emergency notes of the city Blankenhain Thuringia become.

It has similarities with the mythical creatures, especially in Bavaria domiciled Wolpertinger . The Hessian Dilldapp and the western alpine Dahus are distant relatives. Strong similarity to the American Jackalope (Rabbit and pronghorn). In Latin Austrian hunters this mythical creature is called Raurackel.