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Guess what, now the critters are turning the dinner tables. heres jeanne. >> not since the movie anaconda have we had to imagine what it is like to be swallowed alive by the massive snake. >> anaconda. >> but will this guy actually get an inside view? >> im about to be first person that will be eaten alive by an anaconda? >> promos for the discovery channel special -- >> eaten alive. >> -- show wildlife expert paul rosalie wearing a surprisingly snake proof suit with a helmet and oxygen supply. ...

Helps with tourism and it helps keep the population of bears down. >> maines bear biologists and game wardens strongly oppose question one. >> reporter: and it could drive hunters to the polls, providing a boost for conservative candidates. thats barely the only measure that might swing on election one way or another. voters in 41 states plus washington, d.c. must also approve or reject 146 ballot measures on some of the most hot button issues of the day. in washington state, a background check ...

Language. we know that last month he really started slowing down. he started to not eating as well. >> bottom line today well give hip the best[hpx care we can to. >> and they say the acupuncture seems to work. i believe that. bubba is apparently feeling better and these days hes getting around more easily. >> kind of cute. now the top story. weve been talking about the potential of american air strikes in syria. but you know what happened in africa? they took out a key terrorist leader there....

Fears the worst, that the car had struck and is now crushing his daughter. >> the car went back like that. >> miraculously, the little girl escapes without even a scratch. her life saved by the steel parking poles meant to serve as protective barriers between traffic and pedestrians. in footage captured by security cameras, the car can be seen speeding toward her. the parking pole catapults the vehicle into the air. after slamming into the concrete wall, the car rests at an angle upon the pole, ...

Creature that survives without legs, without ears, even without eyelids but perfect. something interesting about snakes like go -- at the back end of this just big -- i dont know what -- if i asked you if snakes have eyes, what would you say? >> i would say they dont. >> you can actually see a claw. what youre looking at is the revolutionary story of how snakes began. the ancestors of snakes, if you look right there where my finger is right there, that is a claw that tells us that its likely the...

Legs, without ears, even without eyelids but perfect. something interesting about snakes like go -- at the back end of this just big -- i dont know what -- if i asked you if snakes have eyes, what would you say? >> i would say they dont. >> you can actually see a claw. what youre looking at is the revolutionary story of how snakes began. the ancestors of snakes, if you look right there where my finger is right there, that is a claw that tells us that its likely they evolved from creatures that h...

Can do damage. >> extraordinary animal. >> especially to think this is a creature that survives without legs, without ears, even without eyelids but perfect. something interesting about snakes like go -- at the back end of this just big -- i dont know what -- if i asked you if snakes have eyes, what would you say? >> i would say they dont. >> you can actually see a claw. what youre looking at is the revolutionary story of how snakes began. the ancestors of snakes, if you look right there where m...

Populations are stabilizing? >> because of really good enforcement and patrols in these areas. >> reporter: the thai government has trained 190 park rangers who work in 20 separate patrol teams, using g.p.s. and tracking devices to try to prevent poaching. >> this is fabulous. >> reporter: the video shows not just tigers, but a clouded leopard, this jungle pig nursing her babies and other animals thought to have disappeared from this area. with a mere 3,200 tigers left in the wild worldwide, the...

Finally here tonight, as we said earlier, a visit many thought would never happen. the queen of england today visited ireland. and while its not quite nixon to china, and while london to dublin is just a short flight, its something a lot of people never thought theyd see in their lifetime because of the troubles between the two neighbors that go way back. from dublin tonight nbcs john yang reports on a trip that was indeed a long time coming. >> reporter: just a few years ago this would have bee...

Were seized and the suspect, i do believe, were taken into custody. >> getting more creative to find their way around the crackdowns. well, she drew national attention flying around the dome of the library of congress reading room. there she is. the hawk apparently got into an air vent and couldnt get out. now the hawk has been grounded. she was safely captured yesterday. they used a pair of star liplins bait. the hawk was taken to a rehabilitation center in virginia. and take a look at this...