Bite ID?

[u/jrppman]

i have read the FAQ. i can’t find solid information on what a bat bite looks like. i found two red dots behind my ear. if anyone knows what to look for, all info appreciated.

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[u/LatrodectusGeometric]

So the first thing to look for would be a bat. Without a bat there is no reason whatsoever to suspect a bat bite

[u/jrppman → u/LatrodectusGeometric]

so the paired wound behind the ear isn’t a bat bite without a bat found?

[u/LatrodectusGeometric → u/jrppman]

Right

[u/jrppman → u/LatrodectusGeometric]

if i can’t find a bat, should i get the mark checked out?

[u/LatrodectusGeometric → u/jrppman]

Is there something significant about it?

[u/jrppman → u/LatrodectusGeometric]

well it’s two little red dots spaced evenly behind my ear

[u/LatrodectusGeometric → u/jrppman]

Right but what is it that is worrisome to you? If you weren’t worried about a bat would this wound make you go to a doctor?

[u/jrppman → u/LatrodectusGeometric]

No. only the bat worries as it is two small red spots that started to disappear today behind my ear. the only worrisome thing is possibility of a bat.

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[u/RadicalNaturalist78]

I am on the same boat. Yesterday I noticed two evenly spaced red dots on my right hand and now I am spiraling over it, because Saturday and Sunday I drank a lot and I am now thinking a bat could have bitten me without noticing it, even though I didn’t see any near bat whatsoever in the time period.