From what I have come to understand, similar to the forest spirits of asia, the Bandersnatch was supposedly the Spirit of large forests in the western cultures.Anyone entering with the intent to harm the forest were essentially cursed to be hunted by the bandersnatch,a being that sleeps normally,but when awake is deadly as the A Bomb. More than likely this was actually storys of the men who built homes at the time,and later found devestation under the effects of a few Tornados or Hurricanes.

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The poem is just "Jabberwocky", not THE Jabberwocky.

Other than that, one artist who worked closely with Carroll (he drew the art for the books) had an unprinted design for the bandersnatch - it was supposed to be spotty, with long legs and neck, and a dog-like head. It was described as straddling the trees of the forest as it walked, but was left out of the other artwork he made for the poem.

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