Austin is a town of many mascots. The bats under the Congress Avenue Bridge. The salamanders of Barton Springs. Even the sneaky grackle has become a beloved icon. This is not a story about those animals. This is a story about alligators. Gators are not something that people often associate with Austin, but they do appear in our local mythology. It was one of those appearances that prompted listener Jade Florence to reach out to #ATXplained with a question. Florence is a wildlife biologist. She s