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The Gila monster lives in only a tiny sliver of southern Utah, but with Gov. Herbert’s signature it is now the state reptile

(Ted S. Warren | AP File Photo) This Dec. 14, 2018, file photo shows a Gila monster at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The Gila monster, a venomous and slow-moving lizard native to the Southwestern United States, has joined the Rocky Mountain elk, the California gull, the Bonneville cutthroat trout and the Dutch oven as an official symbol of the state of Utah. Gov. Gary Herbert signed the bill on Wednesday.

(Ted S. Warren | AP File Photo) This Dec. 14, 2018, file photo shows a Gila monster at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The Gila monster, a venomous and slow-moving lizard native to the Southwestern United States, has joined the Rocky Mountain elk, the California gull, the Bonneville cutthroat trout and the Dutch oven as an official symbol of the state of Utah. Gov. Gary Herbert signed the bill on Wednesday.

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