SALT LAKE CITY — At Scales & Tails Utah, curiosity tends to override fear the moment visitors step inside. What looks like a modest storefront from the street opens into a vibrant, hands-on education center filled with reptiles, amphibians and exotic creatures from around the world.
Each enclosure represents a species with its own story — from the calm, ancient gaze of a tortoise to the sudden, fluid grace of a monitor lizard. Guests meet animals native to Utah’s deserts, as well as species from tropical rainforests and far-off savannas.
In a space where you can watch a snake stretch its patterned coils or see the armored scales of an alligator up close, the learning becomes immediate and unforgettable…