Wildlife officials said they found the alligator, which was about five feet long, dead behind the apartment. Authorities said they also found parts from other alligators and venom that had been milked from a snake.

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"We just think its disregard for that animal. When the animal swallows a hook like that it's a death warrant," said Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Alligator Program Specialist Ricky Flynt.

Along with the alligator and the alligator parts, wildlife officials also found venom milked from a Copperhead snake.

"I'm a blow dart gun enthusiast. I like blow dart guns. Copperhead venom, it could help in taking down something a little bigger. (Alligator) Hide? I have no idea what I was going to do with that, just know I wanted it," Randle said.