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.

Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling a Florida town’s storm drains, “like something out of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’” one said.

Scientists were not doubly surprised to find that the city's sewer systems have become home to "abundance" of species. And not all alligators end up in sewers by accident. A new study published in the journal Urban Naturalist reveals that alligators and nearly three dozen other species use Florida's well-connected subterranean stormwater sewer systems (SSS).