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>> yeah. >> 100,000 to go. >> unbelievable. here with us is the python hunter. joe, thanksing if being with us. are there really 100,000 of these snakes out there? >> we really cant put a number on it at 100,000 or 150,000. it is so new in the game. we flow is a lot. >> they are a danger to the ecosome. they change the entire ecosystem when a new predator is produced. are they a threat to humans? >> you know, where pythons come from, burmese pythons, there has never been a human killed and eaten...

Arms and legs and that is how it defended itself. >> you volunteer for this? >> yes. i dont get paid for this. >> why do you do this? >> i love snakes. >> you love snakes. >> yeah. i love snakes. there are a lot of people like me. we want to try to help this problem. well never get all the pythons out of the everglades. they are here to stay. hope we can manage them. >> thanks very much. stay safe. missing explosive, blocks of tnt, dynamite, stolen. later, "the shot" a lightning strike and o...

When the snake coiled around me that was defensive. i had it and it doesnt have arms and legs and that is how it defended itself. >> you volunteer for this? >> yes. i dont get paid for this. for ? >> yes. i dont get paid for this. >> why do you do it? >> i love snakes. >> you love snakes. >> yeah, i love snakes. you know, theres a lot of people like me out there. we want to try to help this problem. we want to try to help it out. well never get all the pythons ut of the everglades. theyre here t...

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But this one is no longer a problem. >> one down. >> yeah. >> 100,000 to go. >> unbelievable. here with us is the python hunter. joe wasaluski, thank so much for being with us. are there really 100,000 of these snakes out there? >> we really cant put a number on it at 100,000 or 150,000. or 50,000. it is so new in the game. we really dont have an idea. we know there is a lot. >> they are a danger to the ecosystem. they change the entire ecosystem when a new predator is introduced. are they a thr...

We have a big predator that lives in the everglades for millions of years. alligators. >> how long could they have been released for? they cant have -- if there are 100,000 of them, is that because they have mated with each other and given birth in the wild or have 100,000 actually been released? >> no. no. no. probably what happened, 92 was hurricane andrew. about 800 baby pythons were literally blown into the everglades. if you look at statistics, you look at five, six years for them to mature...

In florida in the everglades that is. >> what is -- how serious a danger are they to the environment, to the ecosystem? >> 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. on the other hand, people forget we have a big predator that lives in the everglades for millions of years. alligators. >> how long could they have been released for? if there are 100,000 of...

Stomach and see what they have been eating. it is all for science. >> what if people have a snake they want to get rid of. obviously, they should not 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 te reese lease 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 ...

Being with us. are there really 100,000 of these snakes out there? >> we really cant put a number on it at 100,000 or 150,000. or 50,000. it is so new in the game. we really dont have an idea. we know there is a lot. >> they are a danger to the ecosystem. when a new predator is introduced. weve seen that around the world. are they a threat to humans? >> you know, where pythons come from, where they originate, burmese pythons, theres never been a human killed and eaten by one. i highly doubt that...