After the battle, the creature was set ablaze. Its body was destroyed but its head and neck survived which was mounted on a building. This practice spread and La Gargouille perhaps creating the model for the gargoyles we see today. Many gargoyles are similar to the legends and figures of the ancients Celts, such as the Green Man or Jack of the Green - the god of tree worship. Artists who carved these were inspired by their culture.
Gargoyles can be dragons, men, cats, bats, frogs, serpents, and countless others.
Gargoles are still being carved today, many with a modern theme such as a whimsical figure pointing a camera down below.