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LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - A bat found in downtown Longview has been sent to Austin to be tested for rabies. The bat was found on a sidewalk at Center and Tyler streets around 12 p.m. Monday. The woman who discovered it said the bat was moving. Using napkins, she placed it in a box supplied by a nearby business. Longview Animal Control picked it up, and as a precaution the bat was shipped off to be tested. Results should be in within 48 hours. Animal control says you should never handle a bat. Leave that to the experts.