This prevents our pets from getting rabies and spreading it to people. Don ' t mess with sick, grounded, or dead bats. Use heavy leather gloves if you must move a sick or grounded bat. If you are bitten, seek medical advice immediately. Identify and collect the bat that bit you for medical diagnosis.
Bats are fascinating mammals.
They eat many insect pests. They frequently scare people because of our fear of bats as carriers of rabies. If we take the time to understand bats we realize that their positive values far outweigh our fears and their true health hazards.