California’s list of official state symbols could grow even further as two bills aimed at designating a state slug and crab continue advancing in the legislature.
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) introduced AB 1850 to designate the banana slug as the official state slug.
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Ah, the Redwood Banana Slug - bright yellow, about a foot long and almost as big around as your wrist, a creature so nasty a chicken won't even try to eat it.