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Boston Public Garden used to have baby alligators — yes, alligators — and people fed them rodents In the summer months of 1901, people would capture rats and toss them into the water where the alligators lived. By Steve Annear Globe Staff,Updated April 9, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend This water fountain in the Public Garden is reportedly where baby alligators lived in the summer in 1901. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)Lane Turner/Globe Staff Nothing says springtime quite like a stroll through the Boston Public Garden. The birds are chirping; squirrels are fattening up, bothering tourists for a morsel; and the smell of fresh flowers is wafting on the breeze.

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