Posted on 08/23/2010 3:36:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Yes, the story's real. And there are pictures to prove it. And the cops were quite exasperated as to just what they were looking at, and where exactly it came from: “We're not sure if it's an alligator or a crocodile because we're not zoologists,” New York City Police Department Spokesman James Duffy told the New York Times.
"No one knows where it came from, if it came from the sewer or not.”
The urban legends of sewer-dwelling Big Apple reptiles are known worldwide - as are the myths of alligators coming up through the toilets. So it was little surprise that a massive crowd of New Yorkers gathered Sunday afternoon at Newton Avenue and 29th Street, northeast of midtown Manhattan in the heart of Queens - right down the street from King Wah Restaurant, a Chinese takeout joint with mixed reviews. (Could the croc have been lured by the smell of fried chicken?)
The 2-foot-long animal - later identified by animal experts as a baby alligator - was reportedly tiny, only large enough to kill a mouse. But the discovery has sparked an array of fascinating revelations in the 24 hours since.
For starters, how can an alligator make its way through crowded New York City streets, before getting trapped under a car? Second, all of us here at NewsFeed were a little shocked to learn that, according to Animal Care and Control spokesman Richard Gentles, two to four alligators or crocodiles are rescued in the city by his agency every year. Where are all these creatures coming from! Have any been traced back to a bathroom?!
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he was going to order the creme of sumyung ghi
Was his hair perfect?
Why does the press still refer to alligators in the sewers as a myth? There are absolutely proven encounters on almost a regular basis.
LOL! Thread reply winner!!!!!
Freak Alligator Rises From NYC Sewers, May Have Been Picking Up Chinese Takeout
Fixed it.
What? Did Chinese Takeout run out of Cats?
Aww, it’s a baby! Still has his little yellow camoflague stripes. They disappear as they grow older.
The local LEO killed a 12 footer at the boat launching
ramp here in Bossier City,La. a few months back,,,
(In the Red River),,,
That ramp is rite in the middle of town,,,
He most likely came down from Caddo Lake...
In Florida that same gator would barely bat a eye lid
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I’m in FL , last 4th of July I threw a 3 footer in the pool as a joke ... swimming with everyone.. even my wife petted it.
If you want to see gators google “Lake Jessup”...
the myth usually refers to giant albino alligators.
And Zevon would know too.
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