NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Demon rabbits, franken-bunnies, and zombie rabbits are just some of the names these funky little critters have been coined across social media. "It doesn't look real at all," said Alena Cordova of Albuquerque.

Peculiar-looking cotton-tailed rabbits have been popping up in northern Colorado. And although these rabbits may look intimidating, experts say there's no reason to be spooked. "It looked like a zombie and kind of disturbing," said Julius Angeli of Albuquerque.

His mother, Eva Angeli, told News 13 that these rabbits look unreal. "It looks like something out of science fiction," she said.

These rabbits are infected with a papilloma virus that produces benign protrusions on a rabbit's or hare's face or head. "Fortunately, these growths tend to be benign, so, but

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