Can you get rabies from walking barefoot near a possible infected bat?

Unlikely.: Bat rabies are most commonly transmitted by inhaling droplets of bat urine in a cave or other enclosed bat roost.

Very unlikely: Rabies virus is in the saliva of infected animals. A person catches it by being bit or by getting the virus into his eyes, nose, mouth, or skin wounds. It is very unlikely that a person walking barefoot would unfortunately walk on top of a bat's drool, and have the bat drool get into wounds on the bottom of his feet. However, if one thinks this truly happened, he can ask his dr. For rabies shots.