All bat bites should be washed immediately with soap and water, and a physician should be consulted. However, female red bats and their attached pups occasionally will be found on the ground during late June or early July. Use gloves to place these bats on a nearby tree. Of the three species of vampire bats in North America, only a single specimen has been recorded for the United States in extreme southwest Texas. Vampires in Mexico and South America feed on the blood of livestock such as cattle and horses, as well as deer, wild pigs and even seals.
Different species require different roost sites.
Some species, such as the Mexican free-tailed and gray bats, live in large colonies in caves. A few solitary species, such as the red bat, roost in trees. Those that hibernate build up a fat reserve to sustain them through the winter. If they are disturbed, their fat reserve could become exhausted and they could die prior to spring. Just seeing if you were paying attention.