■S94. VENOMS 



Poison-gland of non-venomous snakes, 217. 



,, venomous snakes, 10, 11, 12, 13. 



Polistes, 285. 

 Pompilus, 285. 

 Pondicberry, collection of venom at, 15G-158. 



,, Hospital, collection of venom, method, 362. 



,, public notice in, re capture of poisonous snakes, 360. 



Prairie rattle-snake, 120. See also Sistrurus catenatus. 

 Pravaz syringe, injection of serum vritb, 263. 

 Precipitins of venoms, 202. 

 Prionurus, 301. 



Proscber on extraction of pbrynolysin from skins of toads, 320. 

 Proteids, extraction from snake-venom, 163. 

 Proteolytic action of venoms, 204. 



,, ,, ,, extent and limitations, 205. 



Proteroglypha (group of Colubrida), 4. 



,, bite rapidly produces general intoxication, 168. 



,, poison-fangs of, grooved, 4. 



,, sub-families of, 4. See also Hydrophiince ; Elapinw. 



Proto-albumoses, active principle of snake-venom, 164. 



,, separation from snake-venom, 162, 163. 



Pseudechis, 87. 



,. venom of, experiments on, 162. 



,, ,, ingestion by rats barmless, 181. 



,, australis, 88. 



,, ciipreus, 88. 



,, dariviniensLS, 88. 



,, ferox, 88. 



,, micyolepldotus, 88. 



,, papuanus, 88. 



,, piorphyriacus (black snake), 88. 



>, ), ,, ,, bite dangerous, 100. 



,, ,, ,, ,, secretion of, 149. 



,, scutellatas, 88. 



Pseudelaps, 84. 



,, diadema, 85. 



,, harrietta, 85. 



,, krefftii, 85. 



,, muelleri, 84. 



,, squaimilostis, 84. 



,, Slither landi, 86. 



,, warro, 86. 



Pseudocerastes persicus, 47. 



Psylli, Egyptian charmers and healers, 228-229. 

 ,, Roman charmers and healers, 228. 

 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, Lucan on, 240. 



Pterois, 293, 295-296. 

 Fan adder, 69. See also Bitis arietans. 



Putrefaction, rapid, following death from snake-bite, 211, 212. 

 Pyramids, viper of {Echis carinatus), 76. 



