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 ...

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.