Officer Joshua Altimus rescued this 4-foot python outside a Toys R Us in Arlington, Saturday evening, Nov. 12, 2016. A representative from a rescue center came to the store to retrieve the snake.

A family in Cleveland, Australia, called in a professional snake catcher to remove the reptile Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...