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.
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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.