Somewhere deep within the untamed expanses of the northern Colorado wilderness, an ordinary animal is undergoing a frightful metamorphosis.

By the light of the full moon, hard, pointed protrusions like devil horns sprout from behind the soft fur of its ears. Around its large eyes come black slithering masses that twist and writhe like Cthulhu's tentacles.

Under its mouth extend two dark, forked barbs, a veritable pair of outgrowths that resemble vampire fangs, suggesting it has truly become a monster. With the transformation complete, the creature emerges from the brush to reveal, not a Lovecraftian horror beyond human comprehension, but a common cottontail rabbit.

This particular species, ubiquitous in Wyoming, is experiencing the effects of a seasonal surge in Shope papilloma vi

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