Hey, bats are very cute and I love them, but be sure not to handle them without gloves :)
They are carriers of rabies.
Carriers of rabies is putting it lightly. If you’re able to touch a bat, it’s only because they want you to. They’re incredibly nimble flyers and won’t accidentally run into you unless they’re sick. Since they navigate by echolocation, it’s not like you’re going to just surprise them when they didn’t see you. You can walk through a swarm of healthy bats and not even feel a wing flap.
It’s basically confirmation bias at work; if a bat runs into you, the odds are already stacked against you.
Or you can get infected by nipah virus if it’s a fruit bat. (It’s deadly but thankfully not common).
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I’m already terrified of rabies but now you’re telling me it can transfer thru simple contact?
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No, but a scratch is a simple exident when picking one up, with gray consequences.
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it’s definitely work for my girlfriend lol, but idk where i can find a palm sized bat :(
For sure, but also our little friend could transmit Covid 3 so I’d be careful…
He’s as old as Jesus Christ?
2003 is more implied here, since it’s not COVID-2019.
Oh dang.
hmm. i am fascinated.
this also fascinates ozzy ozzbourne
