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Thomas Gauldin wrote:

> Speaking of ugly things that give us the willies- the southern part of
> MO is well known for its own oddity (besides me).  Most folks have
> never heard of an Alligator Gar.  (There are also Paddlefish, called
> Spoonbills, but they're more common).  You really have to be a kid
> wading in a farm pond and see a 4-5' long Alligator Gar swim by
> lazily- eyeing you- to understand primitive fear.  I've personally
> seen some with heads 18" wide and snouts, full of long scraggly teeth,
> 30" long.  While scavengers, they also have been known to eat ducks,
> geese, swans and small mammals.

Try going down to Key Biscayne and getting tide-trapped on the outer
sand bar while schools of barracuda swim in the tidal pool between the
bar and the shore, waiting for the tide to come back in. Now, imagine
being in that position and you really have to be somewhere. That mistake
is usually made only once.

Steve Crisp