# Wranglers Nab L.A.'s Elusive Urban Gator **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 13, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wranglers-nab-l-a-s-elusive-urban-gator/321420 "2005-09-13T13:30:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wranglers-nab-l-a-s-elusive-urban-gator/321420/1 "2005-09-13T13:30:10Z")
That’s the headline on Yahoo: [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050913/ap\_on\_re\_us/gator\_lake](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050913/ap_on_re_us/gator_lake) ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wranglers-nab-l-a-s-elusive-urban-gator/321420/2 "2005-09-13T14:47:51Z")
I love stories like this. I wonder if Reggie and Little Reggie will live together at the zoo? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wranglers-nab-l-a-s-elusive-urban-gator/321420/3 "2005-09-13T17:34:18Z")
Oh, well, now they’re saying it’s a hoax: [Yahoo Story](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050913/ap_on_re_us/gator_lake) ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wranglers-nab-l-a-s-elusive-urban-gator/321420/4 "2005-09-13T17:44:23Z")
> [@](#): > > now they’re saying it’s a hoax People are so weird. Why would _anyone_ bother to make the claim?