When the alligator grew too large for comfort, the family would proceed to flush the reptile down the toilet. [5] The most common story is that the alligators survive and reside within the sewer and reproduce, feeding on rats and garbage, growing to huge …

Nov 13, 2020 · In 1980, the myth of giant mutant NYC sewer gators was born with the horror comedy film titled “Alligator.” Alligator tells the story of a baby gator that was flushed down a toilet in an unnamed city and becomes a giant mutant after years of eating discarded lab rats injected with growth hormones.

Feb 26, 2020 · They are the alligators that supposedly infest New York City’s sewer system, slithering through the bowels just under the street level, feeding on rats and rubbish and terrorizing sewer workers...

Nov 23, 2021 · In the canon of great American folklore, few tall tales rank as high as the fabled gator-in-the-toilet myth. Though repeatedly debunked by well-meaning historians and biologists who insist that no large predator could survive even in the all-you-can-eat rat and mutant turtle buffet that is the New York City municipal sewer system, there's only ...

May 11, 2023 · Road crews in Oviedo, Florida, proved the NYC urban legend was a Sunshine State reality after discovering an 5-foot gator residing in a storm pipe during a pothole inspection.

Jul 6, 2021 · Eventually, these “pets” grew too big and were flushed down the toilet. The legend concludes by noting how alligators have roamed the murky waters of the city sewers, dining on the city’s rats.

Dec 7, 2023 · Sewer alligator urban legends often describe the alleged creatures as blind albinos. According to the accounts, when people flush their pet alligators down the toilets into the sewer system, they may grow into blind albinos because they lived underground and never received sunlight exposure.

Mar 10, 2015 · Alligators may or may not exist in the city’s sewers, but the legend of them remains a part of the New York City mythology.

Dec 27, 2006 · The sewers of New York are swarming with alligators. They have been spotted everywhere including in people's back yards, the Bronx River, and even coming up through people's toilets!

May 27, 2016 · When a man in Thailand went to the toilet, a python sank its teeth into his penis. What animals can navigate the sewers to pop up in your loo?