Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944
by jartelt on Friday November 09, 2018 @12:13PM
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Bats are tricky because you can often not see the bite marks and it can be hard to tell if you were bitten or not. It is sometime recommended to get the rabies vaccine if you find a bat in your house in the morning after sleeping all night. Same applies if you are camping and a bat gets in your tent.
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Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944
by LinuxBender on Friday November 09, 2018 @02:43PM
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This also depends where you live and what types of bats live around you. I have little brown bats around my home all the time. They get in my ceiling and sometimes get confused and end up in the house. They will not bite a human unless picked up by one. They eat moths and mosquitoes, which is why I try to avoid hurting them when I release them outside. I just wear gloves and wash everything afterwards.
Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944
by fiblye on Friday November 09, 2018 @08:54PM
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>They will not bite a human unless picked up by one
The scary thing is that's pretty much how you know that an animal is rabid: animals that would avoid people completely will now bite them.
Re:Utah man dies from rabies, the first in the state since 1944
by LinuxBender on Monday November 12, 2018 @03:49PM
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In the case of my little brown bats, they detest being picked up. The screech and scream like it's the end of the world. I usually have to follow them around the house until they get themselves into a corner.
The exception to this in my case was a little pup that was scared and confused due to a forest fire outside. The smoke drove it into the house and it only screeched a little bit when I picked it up. It's doing fine now.