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INDEX. 



d'Abbadie, M., on inoculation, 238. 

 AcalyptopMs, 133. 

 Acanthophis, 96. 



„ antarcticiis (death adder), 96. 



J, ,, ,, „ bite dangerous, 100. 



Acanthopterygii, 290, 301, 304. 

 Acanthurus, 301. 



,, htridus, 301. 



Adder, 25, 26. See also Viper a berus. 

 Africa, poisonous snakes in, 57-81. 



,, ,, ,, geographical distribution of genera (tables), 143, 144. 



,, (Central), witch doctors of, snake-bite remedies, 237. 

 ,, (East), Vatuas' method of inoculation, 239. 

 Agglutinins of venoms, 202. 

 Aipysurus, 140. 



,, annularis, 140. 

 ,, atistralis, 140. 

 „ Icevis, 140. 

 ,, eydouxii, 140. 

 Albuminoid of snake-venom produces hsemorrhages, 102. 

 Albumins of venom devoid of toxic power, 164. 



Albumose of snake-venom attacks nerve-cell of respiratory centres, 162. 

 Albumoses of venoms of Colubridcs, 162. 



,, ,, ,, method of separation, 162. 



,, See also Proto-albumoses, Hetero-albumoses. 



Alcatifa, extraction of venom from, for inoculation, 239. 

 Alcock, researches of, on glands of snakes, 147. 

 Alexins, 198, 209. 



,, characteristics of, 207. 



fixation of, 210, 211. 

 ,, of normal serum, fixation by cobra-venom, 211. 

 ,, neutralisation of, 212. 

 Alkaloids in venom, 160. 



Alps, and mountains of Central Europe, Salamandra atra found in, 313. 

 Amboceptors, 198, 210. 



fixation of, 208, 220. 

 America, snakes in, geographical distribution of genera of (table), 146. 

 ,, venomous snakes in, 1 0-131 



