whoa. all right. we got him. awesome work. woo-hoo! reporter: biologists believe some people released their pet pythons into the everglades in the late 1970s. they multiplied and multiplied again. they ve become a serious threat to florida s fragile ecosystem. you can do go to everglades national park and be hard-pressed for find a single mammal there. single squirrel, single rabbit, fox, deer. the pythons have been taking out everything they can get their mouths around. reporter: they ve even start to eat the king of the everglades, alligators. in less than two years trappers have captured more than 2,000 pythons. but studies show that the snakes are adapting rapidly and could move further north into colder climates. how powerful is he right now? very. almost got me in the face. just missed my nose by a fraction. reporter: for every snake captured and killed, the state pays on size.
harbor the aedes aegypti mosquito. reporter: so in texas would you say you re on low, medium, or high alert? oh, we re absolutely on high alert. reporter: the question now will the virus start to spread in vulnerable areas like the gulf coast? and if so, how quickly will we detect it? mason: dr. jon lapook. thanks, jon. coming up next on the cbs evening news, humans are draining the swamp. what s being done to save the berglades. ave the everglades. your rates y mutual won t raise due to your first accident. liberty mutual insurance. fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. got any ideas?ting you? not all products work the same. my owner gives me k9 advantix ii. it kills all three through contact. no biting required. so they don t have to bite? that s right. no biting required. k9 advantix ii. wise choice.
next - the challenges for cy deputies who tried to keep e streets and residents safe. ve a million quest oakland police will soon lose their help from outside agencies. next the challenges for county deputies trying to keep the streets and residents safe. we have a million questions and they need to be answered. the last suspect in the boston marathon bombings in the hospital. this weekend, the city recovers from a massive manhunt that forced it into lockdown mode. one of the most prepared areas of the world for emergency training is right here in the bay area. why experts say that may not be enough in the middle of a disaster. kpix 5 is next. ,,,, look at them kids. [ sigh ]
we were determined to see it through. here s an update on the progress. we re paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf s environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i m still here and so is bp. whose non-stop day starts with back pain. and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach.
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