‘Torpid’ Alligator Rescued From Brooklyn Lake

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no city legend: An alligator was present in a cold New York Metropolis lake on Sunday, removed from the subtropical and tropical climates the place such creatures thrive.

The 4-foot (1.2-meter) reptile was pulled from Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn round 8:30 a.m. and brought to an animal care middle after which the Bronx Zoo for medical remedy and rehabilitation.

Metropolis officers stated the gator appeared torpid and probably chilly shocked. It was doubtless dumped as an undesirable pet, they stated. Releasing animals in metropolis parks is against the law. Police are investigating.

For years, New Yorkers have contemplated the parable that alligators roam town’s sewer system, even celebrating Alligators within the Sewers Day as an unofficial February vacation.

Sightings like Sunday’s assist preserve the city legend alive, however consultants throw chilly water on the sewer idea. Alligators aren’t suited to the sewer system’s frigid, poisonous atmosphere, they are saying.