June 2002
Big Cypress National Preserve in a pond along highway 94 inside park

Samn'erics' Epic Big Cypress Adventure!
Spotted Gar
Gars have diamond-shaped interlocking scales (ganoid) that function like a suit of armor due to containing ganoine (similar to enamel).
Alligator Gars can live in fresh, brackish, or marine water and obtain about 70 percent of their oxygen from the atmosphere when
water temperatures exceed 70F.