Lake Placid is a series of American natural horror comedy films created by David E. Kelley.

Each installment revolves around the presence of giant, 30-foot-long man-eating crocodiles in the fictional location of Black Lake, Maine, and the efforts of various groups to capture or destroy the creatures.

During the production of the original film, Stan Winston Studios were hired to produce the 30 foot long animatronic crocodile, which was covered in a water-resistant urethane skin and functioned underwater using waterproofed hydraulics.

A group of people, including a paleontologist, a local sheriff, and a wildlife expert, are forced to work together to track down and stop the creature.

As they uncover the mystery of the crocodile’s origins, they must confront the deadly predator and its reclusive owner, Delores Bickerman, before it claims more victims.

They quickly grow into very big adults and start attacking the game warden's family, nearby town, and poacher Reba.

The pharmaceutical company Wexell Hall inadvertently causes a new generation of mutant anacondas to escape into the crocodile-infested Black Lake.