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Shouldnt be in my apartment with my kids. >> reporter: and there are iguanas, invasive species overrunning south florida. the cold weather puts them in a state of suspended animation. not good when you live in a tree. floridas version of groundhog d day. when the iguana falls out of the tree, six more weeks of winter. john zarrella, cnn, miami. >> poor things. >> there is a great line. >> love the little like rodent that closed his own door. so. this mornings top stories, just hours away from ...

>> just go like, that larry. hes feeling -- dont let him get real close. do you see that? >> larry: yeah. do i see it. >> did you feel it? >> larry: yeah. >> what hes doing is hes picking up particles. thats how he hunts. the komodo dragon when he bites you the bites not going to kill you. he will track you for days. this is the biggest one ive ever seen. >> larry: lets get in the alligator. not a big alligator. a little alligator. two little alligators. different from the croc. wait a minute, i...

>> this is the gila monster, and you find these out in the deserts of california -- >> arizona. its also called a beady lizard some people refer to, right? >> its a different subspecies but theyre very similar. >> larry: its a lizard? >> it is. >> turn him. i dont want larry to touch his head, obviously. because hes very poisonous. its a neurotoxic poison, right, anita? >> its extremely painful for humans. >> larry: feels like beads. >> exactly. they can go weeks without water. the water comes f...

Dont believe me. >> larry: i believe you. good-bye, screamer. eat some corn and get out of here. youre making me nervous. >> i think he likes corn. >> larry: i do, too. >> that is the neatest bird. thank you. ive never seen that before. >> larry: never seen one of those. okay. and now we have a water monitor. this is like at school. go out and monitor the water. >> oh, my gosh. look at that thing. >> larry: what is that thing coming out of his mouth? >> wildlife world zoo. in phoenix, arizona. g...

And a je and a gila monster after this. i have been congested for the last 10 days and it is so frustrating. (announcer) do you want to give afrin a try? ok. i can breathe through my nose immediately. afrin has made me happy. is that a silly statement? (announcer) afrin. why suffer? ♪

Wait a minute, i said little. >> is it a little one? holy mackerel, larry, wow, wee. larry, have you ever seen an alligator that close? >> larry: no, ive never seen that many teeth. >> this is the alligator. watch this. he has two eyeliding. if they can show us on the camera, hes got two eyelids. watch this. see that. he can see you under water. when youre down there, you think hes not watching you, he can. he also hunts as our good conservationist steve irwin told us, he knows a lot about the c...

Theres a flock of them. in the swamps, theyll scream to attract a harem of females. >> larry: i do the same thing. >> once they do that, they protect them with these. they actually have weapons that have spurs on their wings. see these spurs -- >> look at this, larry, ive never seen this. look at this spur. look at that. >> larry: yeah, a spur. beautiful. >> oh, shoot. you got it again. >> that is sharp. go ahead and touch me if you dont believe me. >> larry: i believe you. bye, screamer, eat so...

>> turn him. i dont want larry to touch his head. its very poise announce. poisonous. its a neurotoxic poison, right, anita? >> exactly. they can go weeks without water. >> larry: do they live a long time? >> we dont know a whole lot about them in the wild. thats the crazy thing about them. >> larry, one thing to do, though, if the predators will come, theyll turn that tail, toward the predator, hell turn around, jerk it off and eat it while the runs away. im not making that up. >> heres the ven...

Aquarium in that part of the world. look at this. this is a savannah water monitor. larry, look at his tongue. what hes doing, hes stealing your attention right now. you dont want to do that. act like youre not nervous. better. do this, larry. it feels good. let him touch your hand. do that. has it ever licked you? >> larry: its not poison? >> no -- well -- no. >> larry: well, dont say well. you try it. >> put it like that, larry, do you see that? >> larry: yeah, did i see it? >> do you feel it?...

I dont want to hold it. >> how do you know it wont sting you. look at this here, buddy. this is an amazing creature. that is the biggest one ive ever seen, larry. theres a stinger right there? back here? see how he gets excited? they also glow in the dark, larry. these animals are eaten by the fake fox in america. africa. they sting really quick. they can eat the scorpion. this animal, larry, if youre allergic to bee stings can be lethal. its a sting that can hurt you. put him on your jacket. i ...