Local Lady Finds "Cute Hamster" on the Ground That Turns Out to Be a Bat, Reaction Leaves SA Howling
- A video of a woman attempting to scoop up a "hamster" has been doing the rounds on social media
- The lady is seen using a dustpan and brush to try to nudge the creature before it expands its wings and proves to actually be a bat
- Many online users were left just as stunned by the scary discovery and shared funny comments on the post
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A woman got the fright of her life after realising what unexpected creepy creature had stopped by her house.

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A video of the chilling incident was shared by online user @kazb11 on TikTok and shows the woman trying to scoop up the creature, which she had initially thought was a hamster, using a dustpan and brush.
As she tries to nudge it with a brush, it rapidly expands and proves to be a bat, giving her quite the scare.
The post was captioned:
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“Our souls left our bodies.”
The clip also gave a number of netizens quite the scare as they responded with comments revealing their shock at the unforeseen creature.
Lexi-Loo commented:
“Them: 'Sticking to the ground, come here little guy'... also them: 'AGHHH!' ”
Suné reacted:
“In what world do we have wild hamsters...?”
Name asked:
“Am I the only one who thought it was a tarantula?"
shalanadippenaar shared:
"Nahh what is that??”
kumi said:
“Why did it expand?”
Nana Bee wrote:
“It's a free-tailed bat. They are very cute and usually move in large family groups, they are probably nesting nearby.”
the.jenna.diaries remarked:
“This is my nightmare because it’s happened to me before.”
Photo of massive snake chilling in garage roof sparks hilarious reactions
In a separate story, Briefly News reported that a South African online user @SavageMaveriick gave peeps the heebie-jeebies after sharing a scary photo of a massive snake chilling on the roof of a garage.
The image was shared on Twitter and shows an almost unrealistically huge snake hanging on the roof bars of a garage. It is baffling to imagine how on earth it ended up there and where it could have gone next.
The post was captioned:
“Imagine getting to your garage and seeing this.”
Source: Briefly News