it stood up pre ay tall and resident was here in the courtyard, recently saw one on television and saiou looks familiar did a check and now let's take a look here aw you what it looked like on video. property managers told met with a rep from the virginia co op extension and confirmedist the potentially dangerous species. crews dug it up, removed it this evening. the toxic sap on hog weed can cause severe burns and blindness if it gets in your eyes. virginia tech it in clark county urging people to be on the lookout. hog weed is not nativeo the united states. it originates from southwest asia. itnclear how it ended up here in alexandria. weed.ighbor found the hog >> it actually is kind of cool i guess that something to rare is in the unfortunately, it happens to be something that we don't ever want to touch or get near >> she's absolutely correct. a lot of bugs out here. she's saying that if you chie across thing, make sure that you do not touch it and if you plan on removing it, whether you want to use your lawn mower or a weed trimmer, make sure you we protective clothing and gloves al