Cottontail rabbits in Colorado have started growing tentacle-like horns out of their heads, but the explanation is relatively mundane.

Local residents described the rabbits as having “black quills or black toothpicks” growing out of their faces.

As weird and concerning as they appear, the virus that causes the dark, wart-like horns or tentacles to grow on cottontail rabbits is relatively common and usually not anything to worry about, CPW