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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...

Pythons. an extraordinary move to what scientists believe is a threat to the ecosystem. >> it is a large predator and they are eating everything in sight. >> reporter: 20 years ago there were none here, today perhaps 100,000. no one is sure. night is the best time to catch these nonvenomous snax. that is when they are on the move. he spots something. he jumps from the truck, runs to it. >> this is not a python. it is a banded water snake? >> do i? >> hell bite you. >> reporter: still no pythons ...

>> 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...

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...

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...

>> 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...

>> 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...