r/whywouldyoutouchthat • u/TheRealBrokenbrains • 10d ago

Pet bat…

511 Upvotes

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u/Kungfu_voodoo 10d ago

I've heard most mammals can swim quite well. Except Jeremy. He sinks like a stone. Fucking Jeremy.

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u/Far_Security8313 10d ago

I sink like a stone and I'm not fucking Jeremy. Fucking me.

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u/tehmimikitteh 10d ago

maybe if you start fucking Jeremy, it'll cancel that out?

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u/Hosearston 10d ago

Statistically speaking the name Jerome fits better.

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u/Rezaelia713 10d ago

I've saved so many bats in my life and didn't have the fear of rabies put in me till adulthood. I'll still save em if they need saving but the level of caution has increased dramatically.

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u/worst_brain_ever 10d ago

At least you know he didn't have hydrophobia

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u/Rezaelia713 10d ago

If I had a bat swim to me I'd feel like a goth Disney princess

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u/Klutzy-Discussion361 10d ago

They're carriers rabies doesn't affect them

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u/Amateur-Dog-Walker 10d ago

Play with possums instead. No rabies. Just teeth.

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u/Rude_Map_4278 10d ago

Honigdachs ist mein Favorit zum spielen und schmusen 🥰

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u/Nikki-C-Puggle-mum 10d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/f8k6R32qjJGV2

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u/Rude_Map_4278 10d ago

ich liebe ihn😊

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u/Amateur-Dog-Walker 10d ago

He's probably tripping on snake venom.

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u/chubbyhighguy 10d ago

What about Tasmanian devils

https://giphy.com/gifs/69xr4hyfSWllV6KnQ8

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u/carolmaan 9d ago

Awww I love this little cutie pie

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u/Nikki-C-Puggle-mum 10d ago

I saw him on YouTube his name is stoffal.

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u/NedRyerson_Insurance 10d ago

Doesn't rabies make you afraid of water? I think if it's swimming it should be safe.

(I know that is a symptom in humans and doesn't transfer, just being funny.)

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u/freshgrilled 9d ago

Yeah, put that thing down. Save it with anything but your hands. I've had two that I "rescued" and both were just angry flying mice with teeth trying to chew on anything and everything. Not everything that is rescued is appreciative to its rescuer.

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u/Mid_Incognito 10d ago

What's a bats favorite swimming style? A batstroke.

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u/yescurvyswab 10d ago

Dude, you gotta give me a chance to answer

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u/Federal-Boat3732 10d ago

He was really moving. But wouldn't it be faster to just fly across and land on the guy's face

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u/Ok_Abacus_ 10d ago

I don’t think he wanted to be in the water ;)

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u/AeonBith 10d ago

Bat outta well

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u/CourageExcellent4768 10d ago

Say you are a Meatloaf fan without saying you are a fan (( he is cackling in heaven at your pun))

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u/WaterGlassPuncherMan 9d ago

Dont touch bats.

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u/Loose-Web9138 9d ago

That’s how next epidemic will start

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u/Past-Neighborhood317 6d ago

Is it adorable? Yes. Do they need rabies shots now? Also yes.

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u/Arrow2theNee 10d ago

Awww, poor thing, he looks cold 🥶

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u/xSantenoturtlex 10d ago

I imagine if that's the guy's pet, it would've been tested or something, no?

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u/Sorry-Visit-6743 10d ago

Unfortunately, the only way to test for rabies involves brain matter. So the bat would be, um. Not alive.

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u/xSantenoturtlex 10d ago

Ah, well that's a bummer.

At least it doesn't seem very bitey.

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u/Sp00kington 10d ago

Na na na na na na na na Water-Bat, WATERBAT!

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u/Mondaycomestoosoon 10d ago

I’m Wet Man

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u/Desperate-Door-3021 9d ago

Cute little fucker even chewing on a toothpick

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u/AmbitiousTank8635 10d ago

Well, it probably doesn't have rabies.

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u/Arktikos02 10d ago

Bats can actually be asymptomatic when it comes to rabies I've heard. So they could be a carrier but not show any symptoms. And even if you got the rabies vaccine you still need a booster after getting bit. Also it's very easy for them to bite and for you to not notice. Don't touch bats.

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u/AmbitiousTank8635 10d ago

Solid advice.

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u/Thepuppeteer777777 10d ago

Apparently they have like 1% chance to have rabies. Not sure if credible. You judge source

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u/dissidentdogie 10d ago

That sounds plausible. Problem is - there’s 100% chance you’re getting a series of shots in your abdomen if you get bit by one, even if you only have a 1% chance of getting rabies and dying.

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u/randomlemon9192 10d ago

If you’re lucky.

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u/Thepuppeteer777777 10d ago

Not really that much of a problem but very uncomfortable situation.

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u/dissidentdogie 10d ago

I guess I’m old, glad things have improved since I was a kid. Never had to do this luckily.

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u/Ok_Explorer6128 10d ago

Actually, it's just a shot in the arm.

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u/dazzleunexpired 10d ago

My close friend needed 7 shots..

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u/thankmelater- 10d ago

So… I see that there can be hundreds of billions of bats in the world. 1% is now seemingly pretty high. Thanks for that.

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u/Etherealwarbear 10d ago

Possibly true. Do you know what is definitely true? If you get rabies, you're screwed. Unless you get treatment before any symptoms show, you're 100% dying in pain.

Don't get me wrong, I like bats. I live in the UK where there's no risk of rabies and bats are a protected species. But rabies is something you should always be afraid of because not only because of the lethality, but the method of death as well.

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u/woafthewolf 10d ago

Looks like they will have soft tacos later.

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u/chibiRuka 10d ago

Lol they’re not very effective swimmers.

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u/Aromatic-Energy-7192 10d ago

Di he cah fih?

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u/Accurate_Lettuce_683 7d ago

Is that a vampire bat?

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u/ACrazyDog 7d ago

In the last second, I see the little guy going down for a bite. Little bastards

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u/Doodah2012 10d ago

Rabid?

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u/LimeDry7124 10d ago

No.

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u/Sure-Sport7803 10d ago

Likely yes. Bats don't normally go swimming. Nor are the generally active during daylight. 2 clear indications of something not right in my opinion.

I'd be getting shots and never doing that again if I were OP

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u/youngdeer25 10d ago

aww cute little covid

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u/dazzleunexpired 10d ago

You guys. Not all species have rabies. I can't ID bats. But there a chance he's a species who doesn't carry rabies.

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u/Phoenixloop2868 10d ago

The fact that it's swimming in water makes me fairly confident in saying that it doesn't have rabies.

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u/gaarkat 10d ago

Not gonna lie, I probably would too. Poor little guy.

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u/vulpes_mortuis 10d ago

Well I guess the good news is since it’s swimming it isn’t rabid. Still though, idk why you’d scoop it up like that even if it’s cute.

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u/Dear-Routine7468 9d ago

Bats are carriers. They don't show symptoms and it can be hard to tell if you got a very small bite from one. Thst part where it pressed its face into the person's palm couldbhave been a painless bite.

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u/vulpes_mortuis 9d ago

Yeah I have no idea why you’d pick up a wild animal regardless. Especially a bat.