INDEX 389 



Madsen, Th., and Noguchi, H., on ratio between dose of venom and time elapsing till 



death, 177. 

 Mai on Hindu snake-charmers, 229. 

 JIalaysia, poisonous snakes of, 81. 

 Malmignatle, 275. 

 JIammals, action of Colubrine venom on, symptoms and course, 171. 



,, ,, ,, ,, post-mortem findings, 171. 



,, ,, Viperitie venoms on, symptoms and course, 171. 



,, ,, ,, ,, post-mortem findings, 171. 



Man, minimal dose of venom lethal for, 176. 



,, not attacked by Bitis gabonica (Gaboon viper), 74. 

 !Mano de sapo root, eaten by Mexicans during immunisation treatment, 23G. 

 ^faoris' fear of Katipo, 275. 

 ^larchand, on bites from European vipers, 339. 

 Mariadassou, P., serum treatment, 363-371. 

 !Mariapregassam, collection of venom, 361. 

 Marotte, on Naja liaje bite, 35G. 

 Martin, C. J., chemical constituents of venom, 163. 



,, ,, experiments on PseudecMs, 162. 



,, ,, ,, with rats proving harmlessness of ingestion of venom of Pseud- 



echis, 181. 



,, ,, on venom of Ornithorhynchits, 324. 



,, ,, and Cherry, on antagonism between toxins and antitoxins, 253. 



,, ,, and Smith, MacGarvie, on local and general effects of albumoses derived 



from snake-venom, 163. 

 Martinique, mortality from bite of fer-de-lance in, 113. 

 j\Iassasanga, 120. See also Sistruriis catenatus. 

 de Maupas on Pelias berus bite, 357. 

 Mediterranean Sea, Murcsna helena found in, 309. 



,, ,, Scorpcvna porcus tovLndi.m, 2'd'i. 



Medulla, substance of, fixation of venom on, 186. 

 Meloe (oil-beetles), 281. 



Mexico, inoculation of natives in, successful, 235-237. 

 Micropechis, 93. 



,, elapoides, 93. 



,, ikaheka, 93. 



Milk from mother bitten by poisonous snake causing death of young, 181, 214. 

 Mimicry, biological laws of, coloration of snakes subject to, 15, 16. 

 Mitchell, S. Weir, on chemical constituents of venom, 160. 



,, ,, fatal results of experimental ingestion of venoms, ISO. 



,, ,, harmless ingestion of venom exceeding lethal dose, 214. 



Moindrot, H., bites from European vipers, 345. 

 Molluscs, poisonous species of, 286. 

 Mongoose, battles with hamadryads and cobras, 223, 224. 



,, ,, victory mainly due to natural agility, 225. 



,, immunity to snake-venom, 223. 



,, ,, ,, not absolute, 225. 



,, ,, ,, proved by injections, 224, 225. 



Monotremata. See OrnithorhTjnchus paradoxus or O. anatinus. 



