A man was found dead Wednesday night in Charles County in a house containing more than 100 snakes.

According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, a man called authorities concerned for his 49-year-old neighbor who he saw lying on the floor unconscious.

Detectives investigating the man's death said the man was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.

Authorities said more than 100 "venomous and non-venomous snakes of different varieties were discovered in tanks situated on racks,

"He does have a collection of venomous snakes that are illegal to keep in the state of Maryland. So, we're looking into how he acquired that and kept them inside the home," Charles County spokeswoman Jennifer Harris told WBAL-TV's sister station, WRC-TV. "Some of the breeds that animal control officers encountered included pythons, rattlesnakes, cobras, black mambas."