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Shallotte police officers responded to a report of a large snake at Chili’s and encountered a python on November 6 in Shallotte, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy of Shallotte Police Department/Facebook)

Police encountered an unusual sight on November 5 when they spotted a python crawling in the parking lot of a Chili restaurant in Shallotte, North Carolina.

Officers responded to a report of a large snake near Chili’s.

Shallotte police officers found the snake and posted photos of it on their official site Facebook page to notify the pet owner that he/she has received the pet.

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Shallotte police officers responded to a report of a large snake at Chili’s and encountered a python on November 6 in Shallotte, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy of Shallotte Police Department/Facebook)

Christina Schiel was reunited with her python Una at a local animal shelter.

Schiel said WECT-TV On Nov. 6 in North Carolina, he said the python may have been hiding in his car and possibly escaped while he was at Chili’s.

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Shallotte police officers responded to a report of a large snake at Chili’s and encountered a python on November 6 in Shallotte, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy of Shallotte Police Department/Facebook)

The pet owner added to the news outlet that Una was slightly injured and a little dehydrated but was in good condition.

WECT reports that pythons are legal pets in North Carolina.