Florida Naturally.com

TBig Cypress Swamphe Big Cypress, so named because of its 2,400 square miles of big cypress trees, is what many people envision when they think of the Everglades: dim and shadowy, with pools of algae-laden water surrounding stands of cypress trees hanging heavy with Spanish moss and air plants.

The Big Cypress is a classic swamp, home to snakes, alligators, bobcats, deer, and a few remaining black bears and Florida panthers. The pond cypress tree is a deciduous conifer and, can grow to more than 100 feet tall. The dwarf cypress rarely gets higher than four feet. These venerable trees, some of which may be 600 years old, have a curious growth coming from their roots called cypress knees." The Bald cypress trees can be seen at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.