Dead crocodile found on a Liverpool street

[Eldorado]

"The corpse of what appears to be a crocodile has been found on a pavement in Liverpool, sparking theories about how it got there.

"A woman who was leaving work on Wednesday night spotted the body of the reptile and initially thought it was a tree branch, the Liverpool Echo reports.

"Then she thought it was a child's toy, before realising the creature blocking her path was actually a dead croc.

"The gruesome find was made in Fazakerley, close to Aintree Hospital and the Walton Centre."

Full story at the Manchester Evening News: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/dead-crocodile-found-liverpool-mystery-17255875

"Five theories explain how dead 'crocodile' ended up in Merseyside"

At the Liverpool Echo: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/five-theories-behind-mystery-dead-17254733

[acute]

Sorry El, may I apologise in advance?

The best I can do is 'Long and Winding Croc'.

[hetrodoxly]

Croc O'Doyle, Scouse country and western singer.

It was a stuffed one, the owner as come forward.

[+and-then]

I was thinking it might have been fully grown.  I'd like to meet someone who'd keep a croc as a "pet".  It's always a comfort to be around people who make me look more intelligent  

[Hankenhunter]

Was it originally hanging from the ceiling in one of those mysterious shops that seem to pop in and out of existence?