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 XVII-XVIII. 



1932b — Eumeces laticeps: A neglected species of skink. Ibid., pp. 263-71, pis. 



XIX-XX. 



1933 — Observations on the courtship of turtles. Ibid., vol XXXIV, no. 5, 



pp. 269-71. 



1935 — A taxonomic study of the cosmopolitan scmcoid lizards of the genus 



Eumeces. Univ. Kans. Sci. Bull., vol. XXIII, no. 1, pp. 1-643, figs. 1-84, 

 pis. I-XLIII. 



Thomas, Edward S. and Milton B. Trautman. 1937 — Segregated hibernation of 

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Trautman, Milton B. 1931 — List of turtles of Ohio. Ohio Dept. Agric, Bur. Sci. 

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VerrILL, a. E. 1870 — Natural history miscellany. Amer. Nat., vol. 4, pp. 1-671. 



ViosCA, Percy, Jr. 1933 — The Pseudemys troostii-elegans complex, a case of sexual 

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Walker, Charles F, 1931 — Notes on reptiles in the collection of the Ohio State 

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Weller, W. H. 1930a — On a recent occurrence of the blue-tailed skink in Hamil- 

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1930b — Micrurus fulvins (fulvius) in Ohio. Ibid., vol. 1, nos. 10 and 11. 



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First Aid in Case of Snake Bite 



A thorough knowledge of what to do in case of snake bite is something 

 which everyone who spends much time in the woods or fields should acquire. 

 Many accidents with venomous snakes occur at such times and places that the 

 proper application of first aid measures may mean the difference between life 

 and death. 



Snake poison is a colorless or yellow fluid secreted by glands at the sides 

 of the snake's head. By means of hollow fangs it is injected into the body 

 of the victim. Venoms vary in composition but those from snakes of the 

 same species are very much alike. Those of the three venomous snakes in 

 Ohio are sufficiently similar so that the same type of first aid treatment may 

 be applied to all. 



Treatment, briefly outlined, resolves itself into three essential steps. 

 These are: — 



1. Use of Tourniquet. A tourniquet should be applied to the bitten limb 

 a few inches above the bite but it should not be drawn too tightly. Recent 

 investigation has shown that the poison travels most rapidly through the 



