The idea of alligators lurking in city sewers has been a long-standing urban legend. From New York’s subway myths to Florida’s swampy cities, stories of sewer-dwelling reptiles have fascinated and terrified people for decades.

A new study by researchers at the University of Florida found nearly three dozen different species inside the stormwater sewer system in one Sunshine State city.

Image via Shutterstock Remember those urban legends about alligators living in the sewers? Well, it turns out there's some truth to them after all. A bombshell new study suggests that alligators really do live in the sewers to an extent.

Florida's sewer systems have been playing host to alligators. A study conducted by the University of Florida found that the stormwater sewer systems beneath Gainesville contained

The sewer systems of Florida are teeming with an “abundance” of alligators, racoons, and a dozen other animals using the drain pipes to traverse the city, scientists reveal in a new study.

The sewerage systems of Florida are teeming with an “abundance” of alligators, raccoons and a dozen other animals using the drain pipes to traverse urban areas, scientists have revealed.