Even the vampire bats drink blood from cattles, domestic livestock or camels and not from humans. They prefer roosting in dark, out-of-the-way places like old wells, caverns, and caves. They are able to use receptors from the nose to help them find food. Colonies can range from a single individual to thousands. Vampire bats live in abandoned houses, wells, tree hollows and mainly caves. Vampire bats tend to live in almost completely dark places, such as caves, old wells, hollow trees and buildings. That's long, considering rats which are about the same size can live only up to four years at most. Vampire Bats feed off of blood, and this liquid diet is called Hematophagy. Of the three species of vampire bats in North America, only a single specimen has been recorded for the United States in extreme southwest Texas. Until and unless you won’t make them move these mammals do not fly into you. Yes, but not in most of the United States. A: Vampire bats may not live forever but they can live up to an average of nine years in the wild and up to 20 years in captivity. Wherever it is that these blood-thirsty bats Vampire bats often roost with other species of bat. Vampire Bats are known to live in tropical areas like Mexico, Central America, and South America.