By Associated Press - Saturday, June 30, 2018

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota’s Custer State Park says one of its burros is being treated after getting bitten by a rattlesnake.

The park wrote on its Facebook page that park staff discovered Friday morning it had been bitten. The burro is receiving anti-venom and will be monitored by a veterinarian and park staff.

The park warned visitors to be cautious and aware of their surroundings, saying rattlesnakes are found throughout Custer State Park.

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