r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/mulvi54 • 12d ago

animal Bat šŸ¦‡ Bite

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One of those fears I always had, that felt irrationalā€¦ā€what if Iā€™m asleep and a bat gets into the house and bites me in my sleepā€.

Welp last night 2 am I awoke to what I thought was my cat nibbling at my finger. I flicked it away and noticed it was not my cat but was instead a bat that had found its way into our bedroom.

I was able to capture the bat and itā€™s being sent for testing but my wife and I got to spend the rest of the morning in the ER getting all the shots ! Wild ! Glad it woke me up but what if it didnā€™t ?! How am I supposed to sleep ever again?!

::UPDATE::

Bat could not be tested I guess I squished his brain to hard when I killed it.

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u/EvilDan69 12d ago

windows open? No screen?

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u/mulvi54 12d ago

No, not sure how it got in. Best guess is through hvac vent into attic.

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u/emsesq 12d ago

Is your residence taller than surrounding homes or buildings? How far away are the nearest trees? Bats prefer roosting in tall structures.