… to London. A decent chunk of L.A.'s budget — $180,000 — went to Reggie-related expenses. What Reggie makes of his unusual life story is a mystery. An alligator brain is the size of a peanut. A GATOR EMERGES Lake Machado today is the attractive … water for a sunbath, and a city lost its mind. CHAOS ENSUES Park employees quickly built a fence around the lake. After that, no one really seemed sure what to do. Curious crowds gathered at the park. The longer Reggie remained on the loose, the … the animal into the lake after he outgrew enclosures at their homes. They gave the police some useful intel: They'd named the gator Reggie to support the renegade reptile . Reggie was loaded into an animal control truck for the 30-mile trip …