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Well, I was sitting at my comp about 15 minutes ago, and I get blind sided by something. I smack it off my face, it lands on the ground, then flys up the stairs. I grabbed my camera (next to the comp) after I recovered and ran upstairs after whatever the heck it was that just hit me. This is what I ended up catching :








This thing was POed! It was making this weird $@#$@#$@# noise the whole time I was holding it, kind of a skreeching sounds... guess it was the sonar they have or something. But anyway, thats my story for the day!:
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Re: Call me Steve Irwin... 'cept replace the crocs with bats...

Oh, it's so cute! Was it okay? Did you let it go? Great photos, by the way, especially that second one!

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Re: Call me Steve Irwin... 'cept replace the crocs with bats...

Sweet, nice catch!

How hard was it for you to catch it?
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Re: Call me Steve Irwin... 'cept replace the crocs with bats...

Brown Bats hibernate at this time of year so he probably was in your attic or chimney. They are usually harmless and should be left alone. Many bats are in trouble and protected by law. I have them around my house (outside) and I like having them there since they are good insect eaters and interesting to watch

Be careful however- bats can carry rabies (frequently) and if they bite you you need to get all the shots immediately. A few years ago a guy here in NJ did exactly what you are doing, holding a bat and later releasing it after finding it in his house. He got a minor scratch in the process. Since he never got the rabies shots he waited until it was too late and eventually died of rabies- one of the few cases recorded in the last ten years.

Normally bats avoid touching people. I'd be suspicious of one that was in the house acting strangely. Be careful.

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BTW- Crocs don't carry rabies- but if one bites you I doubt if you care about it anyway.
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Re: Call me Steve Irwin... 'cept replace the crocs with bats...

Good thing I got a rabies inoc when I got bitten by a stray cat a few months ago I guess. Plus, I dont thnk his little teeth could've gotten through the gloves I was wearing, they're like 1/4in leather We get them in the house all the time, not sure where they get in, but they do.

It wasn't very hard to catch, I just stood in the room where it was flying in circles then reached out and grabbed it Let it go shortly after taking the pics.

I had to catch one this summer in my room... did a full out Croc Hunter dive onto it after a tossed a ball of socks at it to get it off a pendant on my wall.
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Re: Call me Steve Irwin... 'cept replace the crocs with bats...

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... A few years ago a guy here in NJ did exactly what you are doing, holding a bat and later releasing it after finding it in his house. He got a minor scratch in the process. Since he never got the rabies shots he waited until it was too late and eventually died of rabies- one of the few cases recorded in the last ten years...
Teenage Girl Diagnosed with Rabies

This happened recently to a 15 year old girl in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (about 60 miles north of where I live.) She was in her church and picked up a bat that was laying on the ground, and its tooth scratched her hand when she let it outside. She didn't think anything of it, but a few weeks later, she was diagnosed with rabies.

Anyway, congrats on (safely) getting it out of your house. The pictures are adorable, as well.
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Re: Call me Steve Irwin... 'cept replace the crocs with bats...

Very cool! I usually see bats fly pretty high during the summer, but in the winter? In the house? Unheard of. I've mostly seen birds in mine, but it hasn't happened recently.

Nice pictures. Send them over to Steve.
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Re: Call me Steve Irwin... 'cept replace the crocs with bats...

Somehow I dont think a dude that jumps on angry crocodiles will be impressed by some kid catching a bat?
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