rameau is making headlines after his owner cuddled him on camera, cradling him like a baby. then there's the python from st. pete who spends her days as part of the family. she lives in living room. >> i would say it's the best pet i've ever had. >> but these pets aren't always peaceful. case in point -- this mother -- 's teenager who tried to snuggle up to his water -- that's when he put the teen on the lips. what's the fascination and the attraction to wild things? >> i think they get attached just like a dog or cat. >> he began studying reptiles when he was just 18 years old. after traveling the world he began his business in tampa bay 35 years ago as a wholesaler. he tells us the world of exotic pets, which includes scorpions, trenchless and of course snakes -- is a booming multimillion dollar industry. >> he tells us one of the most popular snakes people keep as pets are ball snakes because they are so docile and they don't get too big. >> it's almost unbelievable to people who aren't in the business but some lizards go for thousands of dollars. and that was melanie mic