Severed hand at side of Michigan highway was a rubber fake

May 1 (UPI) -- Michigan State Police troopers doing a clean-up at the side of a highway said what initially appeared to be a gruesome discovery turned out to be a realistic-looking severed hand made of rubber.

The MSP's Cadillac post said troopers were cleaning trash from the side of U.S. 131 when they spotted a bloody severed limb among the litter.

A closer look revealed the item was a fake hand covered in artificial blood.

MSP Seventh District tweeted the troopers "had an interesting find -- it's rubber."