HORRIFYING images of ‘zombie’ rabbits with tentacles sprouting out of their heads have been circulating online – so is your pet bunny safe? The traumatising snaps have led to

The cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, which alarmed some Colorado residents, cannot spread to other species and often goes away on its own, according to experts.

Wildlife officials in Colorado have confirmed a troubling rise in cases of shope papillomavirus, a rare disease causing wild rabbits to grow tentacle-like growths from their heads and mouths. While the condition is not new to science,

Experts have confirmed that the herbivores have Cottontail Rabbit Papilloma virus (CRPV), an infection which locals have been worried about contracting. Cottontail Rabbit Papillomavirus, also known as Shope papilloma virus, was discovered on cottontail rabbits, a species which is usually found in Midwest America.

Today, in perfectly normal news, rabbits with tentacle-like growths on their heads have been spotted in Colorado, and the photos are going viral. Related: "It's Adding An Absurd Amount Of Joy To My Life" — The 21 Best,

Why has the National Guard been sent to Washington, DC, to combat a fake crime wave when America is facing a literal invasion of tentacled rabbits?

Thursday briefing: D.C. protests; Kennedy Center Honors; Tropical Storm Erin; rabbit ‘tentacles’; and more An appeals court said Trump officials can withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid.

Yes, there are rabbits with tentacles that have gone viral with people calling them Frankenstein rabbits. Here's the story.