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The store owner told police he heard a noise that he initially thought to be a rat moving inside a cage, but the suspect soon started to act suspiciously and hurried out of the store.
The owner reviewed the security camera footage and saw the man shoving the snake down his pants.
"It is very unusual," Florence Police Lt. Mike Brandt told The State.
Brandt said it was a "very odd occurrence" for an animal to be stolen from an area pet store.
"Only goods, not pets have been reported stolen," Brandt said of previous crimes reported at the stores.
The suspect is being sought on a larceny charge.