Ty Beanie Babies Swampy - Alligator
Through the murky swamps I glideMy yellow eyes I try to hideI drift as silent as a logA friend to you and every frog!Don't get too close. Something about this ponderous pond-dweller tells  us he might be an amphibian with an appetite. And not entirely  trustworthy, either. Maybe it's the elastic spring of his curvy tail,  or his powerful-looking legs with their soft triple "claws." Maybe it's  that mottled velour alligator skin: its pea-green and heliotrope hues  look far too temptingly soft and pettable. Maybe it's the sheen of  those bottle-green spines along his back, gleaming with faux water  droplets. (Care for a swim?) Probably, though, it's those hypnotic  eyes: icy yellow globes with the merest slice of a pupil. Stare at them  too long and you're done for--he'll own you. Although Swampy is a  youngish alligator (he was born on January 24, 2000), if you dare to  stretch his tail out all the way, you'll find he's already 12 inches  long. So you'll do well to be on thequi vive. He looks hungry.--Julie Ubben