Rabid Bat Confirmed In The Wimberley Area
Do not handle any live or dead bat found lying around; call animal control at once.
On April 16, 2018, the Hays County Sheriff’s Office responded to the St. Stephens Episcopal Church located at 6000 Ranch Road 3237, Wimberley, Texas on a dead bat call.
The bat was found at approximately 1:30 P.M. in an outdoor breezeway near a set of lockers. The bat was examined by the Department of State Health Services and tested POSITIVE FOR THE RABIES VIRUS.
If you or someone else may have come in physical contact with this animal, please call:
Hays County Sheriff’s Office, Animal Control Unit at (512) 393-7896 or The Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Control at (254) 778- 6744.
