Woman bitten by bat hiding in Christmas Tree
Pastor Dale Morgan
*Woman bitten by bat hiding in Christmas Tree*
Last Update: 12/5/2006 6:38:48 PM
Posted By: Michael Edgecomb
NIPOMO - A Nipomo woman got bitten by a bat hiding in a Christmas tree
delivered to her home.
Sheila Kearns received the tree Sunday from Holloway's Christmas Trees
in Nipomo.
While decorating the tree that night, Kearns got two puncture wounds in
her right wrist when she reached inside.
She thought she had been pricked by pine needles.
But Monday morning, Kearns noticed the bat hanging in her home and
called the tree farm.
Animal control officers came to Kearns' house and picked up the bat.
Officers told Kearns to check herself for possible bites. When they saw
the puncture wounds, they confirmed the woman had been bitten.
The San Luis Obispo County Health Department examined the bat Monday and
confirmed it tested negative for rabies.
Kearns says doctors gave her a Tetanus shot and some antibiotics.
She seems to be taking the incident in stride.
Kearns says she's not upset and plans to continue buying trees from
Holloway's for years to come.