Fried alligator tail really does taste like chicken. They bread it and fry it in chunks that taste a lot like chicken tenders.
I'm okay with calf-fries, too. I don't ever order them, but if they happen to be on the table, and I have an opportunity to gross out a friend, I'll eat them.
When I lived in Port Arthur, we called Nutria (giant rats) "target practice." They were not only not protected by any laws, it was encouraged to shoot them, because of their invasive and destructive nature. Some people cook them and eat them. I've never tried any, but I would probably taste a piece, if I had enough liquor in me.
CD