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Doing that in a big city is a challenge but not impossible, according to the people we talked to. megyn: thank you very much. i see that you received the memo of wearing purple every week that bill send. bill: at first we admired his bravery. he captured a burmese python. but now his story is changing. megyn: once a rising star in the democratic party, he wanted to be president. now john and were dropping off the national stage after admitting to an extramarital affair. he has denied fathering a...

It. >> this is not a python. its a banded water snake. do you want to pick him up? >> reporter: do i? >> hell bite you. >> reporter: an hour driving back and forth across the roads, still no python at least not alive. theres a dead one and several more small snakes. a baby alligator, too. oh,man. he got hit by a car. two hours into our hunt suddenly he is on it. he sees one. look at the size of this one. skillfully he grabs it behind the head. it instantly coils around his arm. he will lock the ...

This until i die. and his viewers believe he is saving lives. when i drive i remember general ahmads advice and put on my seat belt, this man says. unlikely but effective hero in a city that needs many of them. phil black, cnn, baghdad. >> and cnn newsroom continues right now with kyra phillips. more cash for clunkers? it could all come to a screeching halt and fast. >> it was horrifying. i never would have thought in a million years that i would have the emotional reaction that i did. a dotin...

Four-star general to achieve great things. >> reporter: the army has a goal of getting 90% of its enlisted soldiers with high school diplomas. it missed that goal three years straight. and now the pentagon is adding more than 20,000 soldiers next year, meaning more than ever the army needs highly qualified officers to lead them. >> the environment is different today. >> reporter: major general arthur bartel says todays battlefield is so complex even junior officers are asked to make important de...

You take the head end. i got the back end. >> reporter: others from pet owners who disposed of them when they got too big. they can grow up to 200 pounds. but this one is no longer a problem. >> one down. 100,000 more to go. >> reporter: john szarrella, cn. after seeing that story, it reminded us of how we had an interview recently with another python tracker who demonstrated his snake nabbing technique. you can actually relive every scale-tingling moment at my blog at cnn.com/kyra. were pus...

He got hit by a car. >> reporter: two hours into our hunt, suddenly, joe is on it. he sees one. >> yeah, baby! hey, look at the size of this one. >> reporter: skillfully, he grabs it behind the head. it instantly coils around his arm. he will lock the snake in a crate and take it to the national park biologists to be studied and destroyed. first we have to untangle it from his arm. >> this is a good ten feet. at least. 12. >> reporter: he doesnt get paid. its voluntary. while he knows theyve got...

>> reporter: two hours into our hunt, suddenly, wasilewski is on it. he sees one. >> yeah, baby! hey! look at the size of this one. >> reporter: skillfully, he grabs it behind the head. it instantly coils around his arm. he will lock the snake in a crate and take it to the national park biologists to be studies and destroyed. first we have to untangle it from his arm. >> this is a good ten feet. oh, yeah, at least. 12. >> reporter: he doesnt get paid. its voluntary. while he knows theyve got to ...

Not alive. theres a small one. several small snakes. a baby alligator. >> oh, man. it got hit by a car. >> two hours into the hunt, suddenly hes on it. he sees one. >> yeah, baby. hey. look at the size of this one. >> reporter: skillfully he grabs it around the head and it coils around his arm. hell lock it in a crate and take it to be destroyed. first he has to detangle it from his arm. >> thats a good ten feet at least, twelve. >> he doesnt get paid. its voluntary. while he knows they have to ...

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Everglades. i would see sneaakes and gators lots of snakes and gators but im hearing there are even more there of one particular variety. i will take you back into the swamp when we come back. also, dont forget the aftershow, after the show at 4:00 p.m.