“”If I remember correctly a young boy died from rabies recently after he handled an infected bat.””
I believe that’s accurate - his father put it in a bucket and said, “don’t touch it.”
When my granddaughter was about 4 , she picked up a dead bat at her preschool playground. She thought it was a Halloween decoration. Thankfully , she showed it to her teacher who told har to drop it, washed her hands and called the Health Dept. After examination it was determined that it was rabid and she had to undergo the shots. Fortunately, they’re not as bad as they used to be and she was a real trouper.