Ep 65: Alligators in New York

Have you ever taken a trip to Florida, bought a baby alligator as a souvenir, taken it home to your apartment in New York and suddenly realize it was not an adequate pet? Probably not, but that is something that was going on in the early 1900s. When the alligator would out live it’s welcome it’s said that people were flushing them down their toilets where they grew up in the sewers evolving to be albino giants. Join us on the 65th episode as Amy tells Samm all about alligators in the sewers of New York City. Let us know what your guys think about this legend, and don’t forget to submit your own weird stories at our email thisislegendpod@gmail.com or on our website, https://www.thisislegendpod.com/contact

Alligator or top and Crocodile on bottom

The Alligator found in 1935

Ad from Popular Mechanics

Teddy May

Leatherhead

Tom Otterness’ Sculpture

February 2023 Alligator

Sources:

https://www.livescience.com/33322-alligators-crocodiles-new-york-city-sewers.html Do Alligators Really Live in New York City Sewers?

 https://sites.google.com/view/sewer-alligator-evidence/home An Alligator in the Sewer: The Evidence Behind the Urban Legend

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/24/alligators-new-york-sewer The day I found an alligator in New York

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/nyregion/alligators-sewers-new-york.html The Truth About Alligators in the Sewers of New York

https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm Mailable Live Animals

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64491273 New York alligator captured in Brooklyn's Prospect Park

https://www.livescience.com/27306-alligator-facts.htmlhttps://www.livescience.com/27306-alligator-facts.html Facts about alligators

https://www.livescience.com/32144-whats-the-difference-between-alligators-and-crocodiles.html How are alligators and crocodiles different?

https://www.sewergator.com/ The Sewergator Sanctuary

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/american-alligator American alligator