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He got hit by a car. >> two hours into our hunt suddenly he is on it. he sees one. >> yeah, baby! look at the size of this one. >> reporter: skillfully he grabs it behind the head. it instantly coils around his arm. he will lock it into a crate and take it to the national park biologist to be studied and destroyed. first we have to untangle it from his arm. 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 e...

>> you can join the live chat at ac360.com. im about to log on myself. new information in the michael jackson investigation. jacksons possible efforts to get propofol. another delay in the coroners report. new economic numbers have some wondering in the recession is over. also tonight, floridas python problem. tens of thousands are on the loose. we are going to take you on the hunt to round them up before they do more damage. well be right back. introducing the all new chevy equinox. with ...

No one is quite sure. night is the best time to catch these nonvenomous snakes. thats when theyre on the move. wasaluski spots something. he jumps from the truck, runs to it. >> this is not a python. its a banded water snake. >> banden water snake? >> do you want to pick him up? >> do i? >> hell bite you. >> reporter: still no pythons at least not alive. there is a dead one and several more small snakes and a baby alligator, too. >> oh, man. and he got hit by a car. >> reporter: two hours into o...

>> they are a danger to the ecosystem because they are a top predator. and they will eat a lot of birds. we found a lot of different animals, mammals, birds and alligators in their stomach. people forget we have a big predator that lives in the everglades that lives for millions of years. alligators. >> how long could they have been released for? if there are 100,000 of them is that because they have mated and given birth or have 100,000 been released. >> no. no. no. probably what happened, 92 w...

Release it in the wild. what should they do with it? >> please send it to a zoo, a rehabilitation center, wildlife rehabilitation center. it is against the law in florida to release 9/11 dij nous 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. catching them is the easy pard. >> with a snake that big it wraps around you. isnt that how a python kills its p...

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 and news on the economy, whether the recession about about to be over. those stories ahead on "360." >> from pythons back to sharks. andy, patrick and chuck are with us. shark week coming up on discovery. krishna thompson, his nightmare is featured in the episode "shark bite summer." you say the narrator wasnt there to say stay out of the water. >> im glad. >> you...

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...

The shock of this gruesome attack is just beginning to sink in for the family of the thompsons. >> doctors amputate krishnas mangled leg. news reports tell his story. >> it is surprising he is alive t. injuries he had he should have bled to death in the bahamas on the beach. >> before we hear krishnas story lets check in with anderson cooper to hear what is coming up. >> we are following breaking news out of florida. the investigation of the brutal murders of byrd and melanie billings. authoriti...

>> 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...