The alligator that was rescued from a NYC lake had swallowed a bathtub stopper, authorities said. So how did it get there? It's illegal to have an alligator in New York state, but it's not uncommon for people to buy young alligators and then abandon them.
over the weekend had swallowed a bathtub stopper, authorities said.
After being spotted by a park maintenance worker Sunday morning, the alligator was pulled from the lake and taken to Animal Care Centers of New York City before it was brought to the Bronx Zoo. X-Rays show that the alligator, estimated to be 5 to 6 years old, had ingested a 4-inch bathtub stopper, zoo officials said, noting that the animal is too weak for veterinarians to try to remove it.
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