Poor bat....Yep, in the country we get all kinds if critters in the house especially in the cold weather.

I dont think I would worry about rabies. But you could dispose of it in the trash placed in several layers of plastic bags. Or ask the health department what is best to do with it. I have a sink hole that I put dead critters in. Figure they go back to nature with the help of the coyotes & buzzards.

Thst bat almost sounds similar to my little hummer that got in my house when I had my sliding door open feeding my woodsie raccoon family. Poor little hummer kept flying into the window. Thought it was going to break it's beak. It finally collapsed on the window sill & I scooped it into a pladtic cup & took iy outside.

Yep, wildlife loves my house. I am in the process of trying to catch a mouse. First signs came the other night when container on the top shelf of my kitchen shelving landed on the floor, then a package of mulling spices tipped over, then my bsking cooling racks landed on the floor. Put a cracker in my humane mouse trap & it was gone but the mouse wasnt in it. They dont want to be out in the cold & snow either.

Many people here get bats in their homes because they dont have caps on their fireplace chimineys. I had a cap installed when I moved here. No bats in my house but many fly around this area. Had one with bad radar get killed in the grill of my truck a few years ago. Never thought that could happen.