David on gators

[Ya Sam]

"Dear David: Is it true that there are giant alligators living in the sewers 
of New York City?

Dear reader: Rumors that supersize saurians roam New York City's sewer 
system have been around for about 75 years. A few of the creatures (usually 
less than 2 feet long) have indeed turned up through the decades: Nearly all 
were identified as having escaped from the personal aquariums of homeowners 
or were simply dumped by owners who tired of their pets.

Still, the Big Apple's sewer system is no underground Everglades. Nature 
writer and animal expert Diane Ackerman notes that gators are especially 
susceptible to bacteria such as salmonella and E. coli, and sewers are 
usually loaded with both. In addition, alligators generally live in 
temperatures ranging from 78 to 90 degrees -- meaning they'd never make it 
through the city's cold winters."

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061105/BUSINESS04/611050536/1017/BUSINESS

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