Mary, I should point out that rabies and bats is not a concern in the UK where I am. I have been bitten by bats but only when trying to feed them; the worst one being a noctule that seemed to mistake my hand for the mealworm I was trying to feed it. It felt like it had eaten some of my hand butin truth, it had only just broken the skin in one tiny spot. Thinking bats, it is quite remarkable holding one as it wakes up. You really feel a sort of trembling as it "comes back to life".