MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say a Marion County man was recently arrested after officers allegedly found two alligators living in his backyard pool.

Information from FWC did not identify the man, but said two officers went to his residence after receiving a tip about the alligators.

“The subject initially denied there were any alligators on his property, but after further questioning, he admitted there were two alligators in his backyard swimming pool,” an FWC release said. “During the investigation, officers also discovered a recently killed alligator on the property in addition to several freshwater slider turtles.”

The man was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of an alligator, one count of unlawful take, and a count of unlawful take of slider turtles, the release said.

No other information was immediately released in connection with the incident, which, according to FWC, took place sometime between Aug. 30 and Sept. 5.