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>> but as in so many fables, theres a twist. >> and the worm grew instead. and so when she found out, she was very afraid, and she took her box and threw it in the river. and there the worm grew and it became a giant monster. >> storybooks tell of a deadly sea serpent wreaking havoc from its watery dwelling. >> it caused a lot of trouble for people in this area. i think that the message of the story is that if you dont deal with your problems, they will grow and become everyone elses problems. >...

In the deep ocean. they are -- >> this little guy. >> do you believe this thing is related to spiders? >> yes. actually. absolutely. >> youre in a restaurant and you order king crab legs, this is what it would look like under -- >> im not -- dont let him hear you. yeah. so obviously really important animal. theyre like the vacuum cleaner in the ocean. they eat pretty much anything. this is a colombian red tailed boa. theyre very smooth, theyre not -- >> like linoleum. >> theyre very beautiful an...

Southwest avenue, do i dump the gun in the bush, park my car and pick it up after class is over? you cant. thats why the laws are justified. you want people to be able to protect themselves to and from work or to and from school. its not just on campus. its being able to not have to throw it out. that said, it is illegal to use a gun in a crime and criminals dont care because theyre criminals. >> all right. thank you. all right. were going to sneak in another break. when we come back, little mor...

The best returns arent just asured in dollars. td ameritrade. this. and it is time for the ws, starting with the who. its two former congressman laump laumplging come back bids, a republican after losing his seat as a democratic back in 2012, doug collins, the where, well, it is jerry browns desk in sacramento, a bill to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21, in the state of california, now awaits the governors signature.

>> hi, how are you? >> its late. >> its late. okay. were still waiting on idaho.

Time for a quick look at headlines. an island full of rattlesnakes in massachusetts is giving residents the creeps. i wonder why. the state wants to create the colony on an uninhabited island to regrow the population. people fear the snakes will escape and attack humans and wipe us out. experts refute the threat feeling rattlesnakes are timid. a dog quickly learns he barked up the wrong tree. [ barking ] [ laughter ] >> after chasing a cat up a tree, he thinks he has it cornered. then when the...

Island and on to the mainland. wildfire experts say, fear not. listen. >> theyre perfectly good swimmers but if a snake were to swim off the island, it would by unable to track itself back to the hibernation site and its too far to find another site like that so wouldnt make the winter. it would die. >> experts said that rattlesnakes are timid and only strike when provoked like when you walk in front of them. theres a snake island off the coast of brazil the snake population there is 4,000. that...

You squirm. the largest island in the reservoir is mt. zion, which is closed to the public and its a good thing because state fish and game authorities are planning to use mt. zion to bring back the ensquanderred and deadly timber rattlesnake. theres only 200 of the snakes left so heres the plan. for the next couple of years a handful of timber rattlers well be raised at a zoo in rhode island. when the snakes are old enough theyll be released on the eye loaned to live, thrive, and multiply. put ...

♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ >> some people in massachusetts thinking of turning an island for dangerous snakes. the plan is pretty fool print since it is big enough to make a nice home for the snakes and even if they slither off the

Peter seligmann, founder and ceo of conservation international, spoke from cambodia. >> we think there are many more because we have very few camera traps in the area. to be able to catch a herd of 12 means that -- indicate that is the population is healthy. so that just regarding elephants is really big news. >> reporter: asian elephants are more endangered than their african cousins. both are routinely killed for their tusks or meat. their habitats are overrun by humans and illegal logging. th...