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All the special needs kids? >> do we know whats happened? the kids? >> its my belief one of the -- the eldest daughter agreed to take the children. thats the best place for them. she had a relationship with them. they were her brothers and sisters and i believe thats where they are now. >> stacey on wits, we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thank you. i want to remind you, join the live chat at ac360.com. share your thoughts with erica and i and other viewers watching right now. abo...

>> reporter: skillfully he grabs it behind the head. he will lock it into a crate and take it to the national park blolgs to be studied and destroyed. this isnt a good one. >> that is a good ten feet. >> nah. >> at least 12. >> he doesnt get paid. it is voluntary. he knows they have to be eliminated. he has a soft spot for the reptile. >> guess what? it is not this snakes fault. he didnt mean to be here. >> reporter: when reptile breeding facilities were destroyed during hurricane jearnd. >> why...

To release nonindigenous species. you shouldnt do it anywhere in the states. take it somewhere and let it be taken care of professionally. >> what is the most difficult thing about catching a python? >> finding them. finding them. i love catching them. catching them is the easy part. finding them is the hard part. >> it doesnt look -- with a snake that big, though, it wraps around you pretty quickly. basically, i mean, isnt that how a python kills its prey ultimately by wrapping around and smoth...

>> yeah. >> 100,000 to go. >> unbelievable. here with us is the python hunter. joe, thanksing if being with us. are there really 100,000 of these snakes out there? >> we really cant put a number on it at 100,000 or 150,000. it is so new in the game. we flow is a lot. >> they are a danger to the ecosome. they change the entire ecosystem when a new predator is produced. are they a threat to humans? >> you know, where pythons come from, burmese pythons, there has never been a human killed and eaten...

Arms and legs and that is how it defended itself. >> you volunteer for this? >> yes. i dont get paid for this. >> why do you do this? >> i love snakes. >> you love snakes. >> yeah. i love snakes. there are a lot of people like me. we want to try to help this problem. well never get all the pythons out of the everglades. they are here to stay. hope we can manage them. >> thanks very much. stay safe. missing explosive, blocks of tnt, dynamite, stolen. later, "the shot" a lightning strike and o...

When the snake coiled around me that was defensive. i had it and it doesnt have arms and legs and that is how it defended itself. >> you volunteer for this? >> yes. i dont get paid for this. for ? >> yes. i dont get paid for this. >> why do you do it? >> i love snakes. >> you love snakes. >> yeah, i love snakes. you know, theres a lot of people like me out there. we want to try to help this problem. we want to try to help it out. well never get all the pythons ut of the everglades. theyre here t...

Probably two motives, robbery and a contract hit. sheriff david morgan calling a late news conference. what he said. learning tonight michael jacksons autopsy has been delayed indefinitely as you reported. randi kaye has new details from the search warpt released. hunting pythons in florida. 17-foot snake caught yesterday. there are 100,000 pythons in the state on the loose. well show you how the state is dealing with them. those stories and news about the economy, whether the recession may ...

But this one is no longer a problem. >> one down. >> yeah. >> 100,000 to go. >> unbelievable. here with us is the python hunter. joe wasaluski, thank so much for being with us. are there really 100,000 of these snakes out there? >> we really cant put a number on it at 100,000 or 150,000. or 50,000. it is so new in the game. we really dont have an idea. we know there is a lot. >> they are a danger to the ecosystem. they change the entire ecosystem when a new predator is introduced. are they a thr...

We have a big predator that lives in the everglades for millions of years. alligators. >> how long could they have been released for? they cant have -- if there are 100,000 of them, is that because they have mated with each other and given birth in the wild or have 100,000 actually been released? >> no. no. no. probably what happened, 92 was hurricane andrew. about 800 baby pythons were literally blown into the everglades. if you look at statistics, you look at five, six years for them to mature...

Being with us. are there really 100,000 of these snakes out there? >> we really cant put a number on it at 100,000 or 150,000. or 50,000. it is so new in the game. we really dont have an idea. we know there is a lot. >> they are a danger to the ecosystem. when a new predator is introduced. weve seen that around the world. are they a threat to humans? >> you know, where pythons come from, where they originate, burmese pythons, theres never been a human killed and eaten by one. i highly doubt that...