India, Aug. 20 -- Pictures showing wild pigs with neon blue flesh in California have taken over social media, leaving people shocked. According to reports, a hunter made the disturbing discovery after cutting open a dead hog.

Dan Burton, owner of Urban Trapping Wildlife Control, immediately contacted Monterey County officials and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The departments later confirmed that the change in colour was caused by poison.

The authorities launched an investigation and found that the hogs' flesh turned blue after the animals ingested a poison designed to kill rodents. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, in a statement said, "Wild pigs in the Monterey County area were exposed to pesticide ba...