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Fort Smith Times Record Just the name sends shivers up many people's spines. But a little education can go a long way in protecting yourself and the misunderstood, slithering snake. Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes, is listed among the most common fears in America. More than half of the U.S. population is afraid of snakes, according to a 2001 Gallup poll. And a 2013 National Institutes of Health study found that the human brain is evolutionarily conditioned to be afraid of snake-like forms. Although the notion of a "good snake," like the Speckled Kingsnake, is becoming more common because...

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As i do, you are going to love tonight's break yowout. >> reporter: joe drives along a narrow stretch of road that bisects florida's everglades. night is coming on quickly. he's looking for snakes. one in particular. >> the next ten miles seem to be the hot spot for burmese pythons. >> reporter: a reptile expert is one of a handful of men sanctioned by the state to hunt down and rid the glades of pythons. an extraordinary move in response to what scientists believe is a rapidly growing threat to the ecosystem. >> it's a large predator and they're eating basically everything in sight. and that'...

No one is quite sure. night is the best time to catch these nonvenomous snakes. that's when they're on the move. wasaluski spots something. he jumps from the truck, runs to it. >> this is not a python. it's a banded water snake. >> banden water snake? >> do you want to pick him up? >> do i? >> he'll 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 our hunt, suddenly wasaluski is on it. he sees one. >> yeah, baby! look at the size of this one. ...