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Old 03-02-2021, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RICH1 View Post
Went up the hill to see the beautiful moon tonight and had a bat land on my arm, made a squeak and flew away! Felt like a poke in the arm but no sign of penetration to the skin, just some redness.. what medical symptoms should I watch for? I am not planning to go to the hospital with all this Covid going around! slightly concerned
Are you sure it was a bat? Thats very odd for a bat to land on someone. They may swoop down at you but never heard of them landing like that. I would definitely not wait and get to an ER. Another poster was correct. The skin puncture could be very tiny and not visible to you. Plus, where was this thing flying around? Did you only see one or was there a nest of them?