• @exixx@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    729 days ago

    That was not a fake bat. Ozzy was rushed to the hospital after the show for rabies shots. If I recall correctly he thought it was a prop and that’s why he did it.

      • @futatorius@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        123 days ago

        Bats’ immune systems are absurdly strong, due to the risk of contagion caused by the very crowded conditions under which bats roost. It’s also a reason they’re often vectors for interspecies viral transmission.

        So bats can have rabies and be asymptomatic. But if one with the virus bites you, you’re hosed.

    • @JigglySackles@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      327 days ago

      The also found he had no need for the shots. Rabies couldn’t take hold in his system because the blood was replaced with a cocktail of drugs and alcohol.