While sitting in her backyard with family, a woman in Kansas City, MO kept hearing a strange hissing sound coming from the bushes nearby. Fearing it may be a snake, the woman went to check what the sound was but discovered an Eastern red bat pup lying alone on the ground. We provided guidance on how to safely contain the bat and located a bat-trained rescuer in the finder’s area. The bat was transferred to a rescuer where he/she will be assessed for hopeful release back to the wild.