How does Alison really handle bat work?

How does Alison really handle bat work?

So I've now made myself out to be bat helper extraordinaire...was this really the case? Not so much the first night, as they caught me on film in the fetal position under my sleeping bag liner with my shoes off...though with Grismer, snake hook, and Sigg bottle close at hand. Ready to go at the first shout of "Snake!"