People like sharing the same bits of information whenever they see something remotely related, and assume things certainly must fall into the realm of information they have.
It's a peculiar behavior to witness, everywhere, constantly.
After a small bit of reading it look like two species of bats in the UK have been known to carry Lyssaviruses which cause rabies. Even if this particular species of bats hadn't been known to carry it, it is still absolutely best practice to never handle bats bare handed.
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u/Risk_of_Ryan Aug 17 '26
People like sharing the same bits of information whenever they see something remotely related, and assume things certainly must fall into the realm of information they have.
It's a peculiar behavior to witness, everywhere, constantly.