Subject: Re: bats and rabies
Date: Sep 26 12:05:14 1997
From: Steve Mansfield - steve at nwnet.net


> In a message dated 97-09-25 15:27:18 EDT, you write:
>
> << I think it would be extremely prudent to stay away from roosting
> bats and also to never touch a wild bat. Rabies is a very unpleasant way
> to die. >>
>
> All mammals can contract rabies; however, even the less than a half of
> one percent of bats that do, normally bite only in self-defense and pose
> little threat to people who do not handle them.

I would also be interested to find out if *all* bats are capable of passing
rabies. Rabbits, for example, can contract, but are incapable of passing
it.

Steve Mansfield steve at nwnet.net
NorthWestNet Network Engineer 425-649-7467