>> this is a burmese python.albino, not it's normal color. >> this is the mother of all pythons? this is the biggestane would guess the most common when people decide they want a big snake? >> these are quite common in the pet trade. just a point of interest, most of the animals you've talked about today are born in captivity. there's a huge industry in the u.s. and rarely are these animals being brought in from the wild. >> is it like the wild, wild west out there, that you can go on the internet -- i went on this afternoon and found there are many exotic pets i could have probably in a few days. >> up of these burmese pythons a female can produce 50 offspring in a year. if the animal is reproducing for five or six years, that one snake can produce a lot of babies. >> josephine, we're talking about the idea of hoarding, like this woman who had so many animals in her home. what do you know about hoarding? how do you classify it? what makes somebody a hoarder? >> animal hoarding is considered a disorder. it's defe

just fascinating. >> you could sway me to take home this burmese python?take it home but can definitely sway you to see the value in it. >> all right. well, our next guest, take a look at this, another gorgeous animal for sure. this lynx isn't just a bigger and better version of the cat. we're going to walk on the wildside. "larry king live" returns right after this. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] all we ask is that you keep doing what you've always done. the lexus rx. never has a vehicle been designed to feel so natural. ♪ >>> dave is animal plant's large predator expert and he is here with a large predator, a lynx. who is this? >> this is boomer. >> when you're here, he's totally comfortable. you're okay. just stroke him on the back. stay away from the head. it's a dominance type of thing. all things probably some of these pet owners should know if you're going to have an animal. >> before this show started i don't think i would have been near as concerned about petting him and now i am. are there things you can do with you here that make this safe? >> absolut