La Plata County Weed Manager Rod Cook takes a look at toxic weeds that can be fatal for horse and mule that feed on them.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>last years flowering head of Queen Anne's lace rises a couple of feet off the ground in Bodo Park on Tuesday.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>The new spring time growth of Queen Anne's lace in Bodo Park on Tuesday.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br> Durango - 04/11/12 - The milky latex sap coming out of a Leafy spurge plant located in Bodo Park in Durango, can cause blindness, burn skin, and hair off of livestock.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br> Durango - 04/11/12 - Flowering Leafy spurge located in Bodo Park in Durango.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br> Durango - 04/11/12 - A Scotch thistle emerges from the ground on Tuesday in Durango. When Musk thistle begins to grow it is a deep green color.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br> Durango - 04/11/12 - A Scotch thistle, on the left, and a musk thistle on the right emerges from the ground on Tuesday in Durango.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br>Last years Russian knapweed in west Durango. The weed can be very toxic and fatal to horse's and mule's if they eat it over any period of time.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br> Durango - 04/11/12 - Rod Cook, La Plata County Weed Manager, shows what last years Russian knapweed in west Durango looks like. The weed can be very toxic and fatal to horse's and mule's if they eat it over any period of time.
