by Zara Mustapha

A couple in Florida got more that what they hoped to find when they heard noises in their backyard early in the morning  at about 4 a.m.

They discovered an eight-foot alligator floating in their pool, taking  a dip totally undisturbed.

“I saw something that is not usually in the pool along with the little floaty, and it turned out to be an eight-foot alligator,” Sharon Bente said.

Mr. Bente said the alligator had ripped through a screen of the enclosed patio.

ABC News reports:

“He was just swimming around in circles,” he said. “He tried to get up here for awhile, [but] I think he was a little intimidated with everybody watching, too.”

A trapper later came and removed the reptile after the couple called the Sheriff’s Office.

“It was quite an evening,” said John Bente. “I’m sure there’s other alligators. I’m sure I’m going to be sleeping with my – with at least one eye open for awhile.”

The couple has since repaired the screen surrounding the pool, while the gator was taken to a farm in Arcadia.