TABLE OF CONTENTS 
PAR. Es 
Cap. I.—I. General notes on poisonous animals 
II. General classification of poisonous snakes. 
physiological characters 
Cuap. II.—Habits of poisonous snakes. Their capture 
Their anatomo- 
Cap. III.— Description of the principal species of poisonous snakes. Their 
geographical distribution 
A. Hurope 
B. Asia, Dutch Fa. ana Ro Fe 
C. Africa : one à 
D. Australia and no ne ne 
E. America 
F. Hydrophide ce pares ae 
G. Geographical distribution of the es evga genera 
of poisonous snakes in the five divisions of the 
world 
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Cuap. IV.—Secretion and collection of venom in snakes 
Cuap. V.—Chemical study of snake-venoms 
Cuap. VI.—Physiological action of snake-venoms 
A. Physiology of poisoning in man and in animals bitten 
by the different species of poisonous snakes (Colu- 
bride, Viperide, Hydrophiidæ) 
B. Physiology of experimental poisoning 
C. Determination of the lethal doses of venom tee ait. 
ferent species of animals 
D. Effects of venom in non-lethal doses... 
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