Vampire bats live in Mexico and Central and South America. There are no vampire bats in the United States. Vampire bats lap, not suck, small amounts of blood. They rarely attempt to feed on humans because human blood is not palatable to them. Bats get entangled in our hair.
Bats carry rabies.
When a bat gets rabies, it usually dies. Also, the frequency of rabies in bats is very low. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement . We also have a Privacy Policy .