356 VENOMS 
Silverita, aged 20, bitten in the ankle by a Crotalus, on 
December 7, 1898. Symptoms of serious intoxication. Treated 
with a dose of antivenomous serum, injected half in the right 
flank, half in the left. Recovery. 
II.—A FEw NoTES AND OBSERVATIONS RELATING TO DOMESTIC 
ANIMALS BITTEN BY POISONOUS SNAKES AND TREATED WITH 
SERUM. 
A.—Naja haje. 
XXXIX.—Case reported by Dr. Maclaud, of Konakry, French 
Guinea. 
“A hound belonging to the Governor of Konakry was bitten 
in the ear by a black Naja. A similar accident happened last year, 
and the animal died on the fifth day. In the present case, serious 
phenomena had already manifested themselves: depression, con- 
vulsions, and great swelling of the entire head and anterior portion 
of the trunk. A dose of 10 c.c. was injected at three different 
points: in the flank, neck, and cellular tissue of the injured ear. 
Improvement was almost immediate. On the following day the 
animal recovered its appetite, and two days later was completely 
cured.” 
XL.—Case reported by Dr. Marotte, of Konakry. 
“At 10 a.m. on November 1, 1898, a large dog (a German brach), 
weighing 33 kilogrammes, was running about in some tall grass. 
It returned to its master, looking unhappy, with its eyelids swollen. 
Thinking that his dog had been bitten by a Naja, a snake which 
swarms round Konakry, he took it to the hospital. The animal 
was unable to cover the distance, which was only 300 metres; it 
was dragged along, but collapsed, and had to be carried. Its head 
was swollen, it panted, and its breathing was rapid and irregular; 
there was profuse salivation. On the inner face of the right ear 
the marks of the two fangs of the reptile were distinctly visible. 
