Well, don’t show the actual photos or anything. Back in the 1970s there was a strong rumor/near panic about an alligator sighting in Lafayette Reservoir in suburban Lafayette, CA. I saw cattail reeds matted down over the water in a pattern I recognized from a nature book as a possible spot where an alligator might sleep (disclaimer: I was about 10 at the time). No gator was ever officially confirmed, but the park rangers at the reservoir still have one of the old Alligator Sighting warning signs in their office. 
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