Lindenhurst, NY - Seven Alligators Found in Home

Lindenhurst, NY - Suffolk animal control agents uncovered what they likened to a "rain forest" in a Lindenhurst home, filled with alligators, a tortoise, a python and more.

Acting on an anonymous tip, officials from the Suffolk SPCA entered 117 East Santa Barbara Street in Lindenhurst and arrested the homeowner for animal cruelty. Suffolk SPCA Chief Roy Gross said that in a sub-level portion of the home, they discovered seven alligators in cages - including one suspended from the ceiling; a three-foot round tortoise crawling in its own feces in a bathtub; a five-foot long python; and an electric eel. 
There were also various lizards and birds, and three or four emus in the backyard.

"You can hear the animals and the birds, it's very damp in there, there are fleas jumping on some of my officers," Gross still on the scene said. "It's just absurd that anyone would have something like this in their home."

The owner of the house, Steve Weinkselbaum, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. He could face additional charges once the SPCA concludes its investigation.

Gross said they still have not yet entered all the rooms in the home.