Whoopenstein Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Darrick Skou was jamming on his guitar with friends at a Oregon campsite last weekend when suddenly a bat swooped over his head, landed on his upper chest and bit him -- right on the neck.The hair-raising incident was caught on video. Skou's friends shot the bat with a BB gun, and brought its body to the Multnomah County Health Department for testing. The test came back positive for rabies -- which means Skou has to get multiple shots to prevent him from getting the disease, which can be deadly."It was like a cold dog nose," Skou told the TV station. "...It was just a cold bite."The video shows Skou flinging off his guitar, clearly trying to figure out what had just happened. "It's a bat!" a woman can be heard yelling.Skou said he was thought twice about letting a friend shoot the bat."I said 'Well, it drew first blood. And we need to take this thing in,'" he recalled in the news report.He was camping at Pinhead Creek.http://www.katu.com/news/local/Rabid-bat-attacks-bites-man-jamming-on-guitar-274985571.htmlObviously the bat would only tolerate Koom-By-Ya to be sang at campsites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 where do you find this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoopenstein Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 where do you find this stuffLocal news for me. Just thought it was interesting enough to add to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 maybe his playing was really bad or he was playing Meatloafs "Bat out of hell" and the Bat took exception Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Gelatin Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 He was probably playing "Feelings", which tends to drive bats (and everyone else)...er, batty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeRyde Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Poetic justice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humble3d Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The bat flying in daylight could have been a heads up to the knowledgeable; However,Now the grueling recovery process must proceed and more rabid animals could stillbe in the general area... :(BE PREPARED IS A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IN THE 21ST CENTURY... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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