Yeah, my caving instructors told us bats have really small fangs, and some can pierce skin and you would not know it. We were never allowed in the caves without gloves because of this (you could accidentally put a hand on a bat—happened all the time).
You're probably fine, but it's probably a good idea to at least let a doctor know you handled the little dude and see what they say. Rabies vaccines are not as painful or long as they used to be—I think down to 3 shots last I heard. Where we live we frequently find little brown bats on the ground (usually a couple times in the summer), and they almost always test for rabies.
This doesn't stop me from loving bats (they are beautiful to watch and can be wonderful pollinators and/or pest control). Thank you for helping the little guy.
Lil_Fierce_Thing on April 25th, 2019 at 12:23 UTC »
Yeah, my caving instructors told us bats have really small fangs, and some can pierce skin and you would not know it. We were never allowed in the caves without gloves because of this (you could accidentally put a hand on a bat—happened all the time).
You're probably fine, but it's probably a good idea to at least let a doctor know you handled the little dude and see what they say. Rabies vaccines are not as painful or long as they used to be—I think down to 3 shots last I heard. Where we live we frequently find little brown bats on the ground (usually a couple times in the summer), and they almost always test for rabies.
This doesn't stop me from loving bats (they are beautiful to watch and can be wonderful pollinators and/or pest control). Thank you for helping the little guy.
kuadhual on April 25th, 2019 at 12:54 UTC »
Get bitten by a spider : SPIDERMAN!
Get bitten by a bat: RABIES!
Wait, that doesn't feel right...
bezosdivorcelawyer on April 25th, 2019 at 14:00 UTC »
OP: Look at this cute bat! Cool how it got into my bag, right? :)
Every single redditor: Go to the doctor now if you want to live.