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Ye >> yeah, baby! >> reporter: look at the size of it. he skillfully grabs it by the head and it coils around his arm, and he will lock it in a crate and take it to the national park of biologists to be study and destroyed, but first, we have to untangle it from his arm. >> that is not even a big one. >> reporter: this is a good ten feet. >> at least 12. >> reporter: he does not get paid. it is voluntary, and while he knows they have to be eliminated, he has a soft spot for reptiles. >> guess wh...

Month, rather, december, for the first time since the start of the war there were no -- no combat deaths among american troops. does that mark a turning point? were going to go to baghdad. giant snakes that crush their prey. are they put ago stranglehold on floridas wildlife? were going to take you to the everglades. and 50 states in one year. john king visits a military institute in new mexico where the war in afghanistan is a hot topic. 010 motor trend truck of the year. the all-new ram he...

>> turn him. i dont want larry to touch his head. its very poise announce. poisonous. its a neurotoxic poison, right, anita? >> exactly. they can go weeks without water. >> larry: do they live a long time? >> we dont know a whole lot about them in the wild. thats the crazy thing about them. >> larry, one thing to do, though, if the predators will come, theyll turn that tail, toward the predator, hell turn around, jerk it off and eat it while the runs away. im not making that up. >> heres the ven...

>> oh. no. >> you do all these planet in peril reports. i want to make sure you are safe out there anderson cooper, learn the skills that john tore rel la mastered. what if you are in the everglade? >>ky hold him? >> yeah, she is friendly enough. >> friendly enough? >> everybody is freaked out and thought you wouldnt want to get near the snakes. look at that see, you learn something new about anderson cooper every day. >> okay. >> dont worry. she is just tasting the air, tasting the smells aroun...

>> oh, no. >> because you know you do all these planet in peril reports. i want you to learn the skills that john zarrella mastered. what if youre in the everglades, anderson. >> can i hold him? >> shes friendly enough. >> all right. friendly enough. what does that mean? >> everybody is freaked out and thought you wouldnt want to get near the snake. look at that. see you learn something new about anderson cooper every day. >> okay. >> dont worry. she is just tasting the air, tasting the smells a...

>> you did? >> yeah. >> this is going to work out well because i actually have something for you in the studio. you do all these planet in peril reports. i want you to learn the skills that john zarrella mastered. what if youre in the everglades, anderson. >> can i hold him? >> shes friendly enough. >> everybody is freaked out and thought you wouldnt want to get near the snakes. look at that see, you learn something new about anderson cooper every day. >> okay. >> dont worry. she is just tasting...

Trash can that you see in the center of the screen. then the wildlife expert says the snake was probably extremely hungry. it looks like it is underway. it is a miracle that the snake did not meet that woman. look how long that snake is? i hope they gave him a snack. by the way, a hunt is good will for that part of the country. they are thinking about extending it for the entire year because so many people have left eye on pets go and the everglades are overrun. i think it is probably a good ide...

Shepard: and then there is this. before we put a wrap on things in "studio b," a woman in florida recently held captive for the good part of the day. to frighten make a run for it, she finally called 911. the crews rushed to the scene, and this is what they found. lets get that thing. and 11-foot long burmese python. home video. good grief. pythons have been causing some major problems in florida of late. folks let them go when they get too big. that is definitely too big for the house. the burm...

Patti ann: if you are looking for a little python action, florida is still the place. they say they will turn their hunting program into a year- long thing. they tested the program this summer and fall. animal control experts are hustling to keep the exploding python population in florida from spreading further north. patti ann: that would be a good thing. the parking lot is packed, the music is blasting, and a sunni, shiite, and questions all gathering together for bingo. what is up within the ...

Going to be going down to a saturday showdown in the senate. start at 10:00. the votes start today where the lawmakers will start voting on health care reform. what happens if harry reid cant get the votes? he is thinking about that now. the political panel is here. steve: creatures of the rain forest have found their way into studio e, coming up the traveling reptile show is here and they brought some really big snakes. what do you think? ♪ how do you think im going to get along. óxñ