Deep east Texas and under drought conditions with temps being above 100 every day lately. I have always seen one to maybe 5 at most small dark colored bats flying over and around my 2 acre pond right before dark. Yesterday for the very first time in about 8 years of having the pond, I found a dead bat on the ground in a wide open walkway leading down to the pond. it was only about 50 foot from the waters edge. Had not been dead to long as only a few ants had just started to crawl on it and it "looked" healthy. I did not touch it for fear of rabies or something? Any ideas what would have caused this? Should I be concerned or does extreme heat maybe have an affect on bats?? Just wondering. Has anyone else ever found dead bats?

Dear Alcohol, We had a deal where you would make me funnier, smarter, and a better dancer... I saw the video... We need to talk.