. >> we have a burmese python. chef got out of the cage last night and got into the baby's crib and strangled her to death. >> reporter: the snake had to be pried off the child, who had bite marks across her forehead. it was one of more than 60 times across the country that animal rights groups say exotic animals have killed humans in places where exotic animals have no place being. >> people bring these animals into their house. they get a baptism of reality very, very fast. >> reporter: the bizarre release of exotic animals this week by a suicidal owner in ohio has again focused attention on the issue. but an abc news investigation has found, it is a problem far beyond ohio, due to lax or nonexistent laws in so many states. as seen in this documentary, there are baby bears in the front yard. lions in the living room. and monkeys in high chairs. cute when little, but deadly when grown. >> these are some of the most powerful animals in the world, and the last place they should be is confined in our homes. >> report

burmese pythons. they're more than making it in america. their numbers are exploding with devastating results. >> when scientists look into the future, they see the potential for many more damaging species. >> reporter: you make it sound like we're under attack everywhere. >> we are under attack everywhere. >> reporter: invasive species. the natural order completely up in the air. later on sunday morning. >> osgood: when you see trick or treat at somebody's doorstep you're hoping for something good enough to eat. but what if the house and the doorstep themselves are a trick, a deception by a skilled photographer. martha teichner will show us a master of the art. >> reporter: no, you're not hallucinating. you're looking at carl warner's edible landscapes. so the sea is made out of little fish. >> yes. because they have that lovely silver in it and they reflect the sky they just kind of look like water at a glance. >> reporter: later this sunday morning, a visit to a pumpkin pair a dice with intermediate stops in london and garlicshire? >> os

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wildlife experts have killed a 16-foot burmese python in the florida everglades. one of the largest ever found in that area. actually it had eaten an entire adult deer. the men who shot the python noticed a bulge and found the 76 pound female deer's body intact inside the snake. officials hope the kill will stop the spread of pythons further north. not happy to kill the snake. nude stop it from reproducing. 16 feet. >> 16 feet. and the deer. >> the deer. fully intact inside. that's hungry. >> the largest they have ever seen in the area. the snake was so big. >> that's crazy. the deer weighed almost 80 pounds. >> no. >> hungry python. >> something you run the opposite direction from when you see that out there. >> i'd be gone. >> can't do that. >> at the white house this weekend. grounds keepers swept off the snow so the president and first lady could hand out halloween tricks -- halloween treats. that would be a whole different halloween. halloween treats to trick or treaters. mrs. obama can be blamed for the dried fruit. got to stay on message. >> fortunately thou