ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Russian police had an unexpected encounter while searching a house in St. Petersburg - a crocodile in the basement.
The Fontanka.ru news portal said the incident happened Thursday while detectives were looking for undeclared weapons in the house of a man involved in staging reconstructions of historic military battles with period uniforms and antique weaponry.
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When they went down, they saw a crocodile resting in a small pool of water dug in the concrete basement.
The owner of the house explained that he got the crocodile years ago.
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City prosecutors said Friday they were checking whether the man was complying with local laws.