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The new details on that coming up just after the commercial break. plus, tens of thousands of pythons said to be on the loose across the state of florida. now the hunt is on. we will show you how they got there in the first place and what the state is doing to kill them before they kill floridians. that's next. you really need it these days. how come? well if you're hurt and can't work it pays you cash... yeah to help with everyday bills like gas, the mortgage... ...and groceries. it's like insurance for daily living. so...what's it called? uhhhhh aflaaac!!!! oh yeah! that's it! aflac. we've g...

The child's mother and had escaped its enclose you're. with us now is a spokesperson for the state's habitat and species conservation division. patricia was on the scene when they caught the 10-foot bermees python on day one of this program. 10-footer! are you kidding me? >> that's right. shepard: i've seen pictures of pine yojs -- pythons wraps around alligators in the everglades with dead alligator. piejons killed -- pythons killed alligators. >> well, as far as i know there's one case of it. this python nor the alligator survived it. shepard: oh, is that right? there's aer is yiews problem ...

Mother's wish. speaking of florida, there is something happening there that calls to mind that old tale of alligators overrunning sewer systems after folks flushed them down the toilet. it's mythical. burmese pythons could be on the loose in florida. told many of those snakes used to be pets. got too big, got let go and since have been doing what animals do. procreating. the big fear here that they may kill people. haven't recently claimed one human victim. now the state of florida is issuing permits to hunt them down and kill them in cold blood. but today on "studio b," a spokesperson for the...

Disrupting the everglades fragile ecosystem. >> our biggest concern is we don't want them to eat a florida panther. >> this is the told handler sees. what they do is cut right and the brain. easy to slip there and that shuts the central nervous system down. >> you put your hands on him to do something he doesn't enjoy it and you'll come back at you. >> to see you can see how long this guy is, we are told that his 9-foot as you can tell, it is much longer than me. more than 150,000 burmese pythons now call the everglades home. the handlers not getting paid for the job, just helping in the resea...

31 the state launching a plan to eradicate its python population. camera crews on hand as wranglers explain their new mission and it wasn't long before the first assignment came slithering by. fox's melissa medina reports. >> site handler is surging everglades and nabbing their prey, the burmese python. a celebration that these experienced handlers will be doing much more of. they have been given a permit and not have permission to eradicate as many pythons as they can get their hands on. >> until we find him they should be easy to get close to them. >> the titans euthanized them you can hide ...