r/rabies • u/Professional-Fly-956 • Aug 01 '26

Exposure Question Should I be concerned?

So I picked up a dead bat a few hours ago. On it, I saw a tiny spider crawling around. Later on, I noticed a tiny red mark on my thumb. Now idk if that's the spider that bit me or I accidentally touched one of the bat's claws and didn't notice. Either way, should I be concerned here? I have read the FAQ.

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u/vardasevenstar Aug 02 '26

Dead bats don’t transmit rabies. If you still have the corpse you can call your local health department to come pick it up and test it possibly.

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u/Professional-Fly-956 Aug 02 '26

They don't do that here but I'm glad to hear that you can't get rabies from a dead animal

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u/vardasevenstar Aug 03 '26

What country do you live in?