VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is looking into a reported incident earlier this week in which an alligator is seen on video being dragged on a public roadway.

The incident occurred near northeast of Orlando.

The video surfaced on Snapchat and appears to show a man tying up a gator to the back of an ATV and then dragging it back and forth across a road.

"They are dangerous animals," wildlife Officer Chad Webber said. "And it could have turned out bad with the gentlemen being bitten and also bringing harm to the animal."

Officials said it has received tips and talked to the man in the video. They said there isn't enough evidence to determine the man's intent. Determining that intent could determine whether the man will face any charges.

"There's no justification for it at all," Volusia County resident Dan Friend said. "I was appalled to see the video."

The case remains under investigation. The gator-dragging video has drawn comparisons to the one seen in December of a shark flopping around as it's being dragged behind a fast-moving boat off the Florida coast. It took about a month for Florida wildlife officials to identify and charge the three men seen on the boat in the video.

Florida Wildlife officials use contracted alligator trappers throughout the state to remove alligators four feet in length or greater that are thought to pose a threat to people, pets or property.