Dozens of small turtles were also recovered from the vehicle after the traffic stop in Charlotte County, Florida.

The woman and the man travelling with her told officers that they had just come back from collecting frogs and snakes at an underpass, NBC WBBH-TV reports.

When they were asked about the animals they collected, the woman handed over a backpack containing 41 three-stripe turtles.

Asked if she had anything else, she pulled the foot-long alligator from her yoga pants, the Charlotte County’s Sheriff Office said.

The couple have been cited for possessing the reptiles, which were seized and then released.