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INDEX. 
p’ABBADIE, M., on inoculation, 238. 
Acalyptophis, 133. 
Acanthophis, 96. 
Be antarcticus (death adder), 96. 
+ PE . bite dangerous, 100. 
Acanthopterygii, 290, 301, 304. 
Acanthurus, 301. 
3 luridus, 301. 
Adder, 25, 26. See also Vipera berus. 
Africa, poisonous snakes in, 57-81. 
, + 5 geographical distribution of genera (tables), 143, 144. 
,, (Central), witch doctors of, snake-bite remedies, 237. 
» (East), Vatuas’ method of inoculation, 239. 
Agglutinins of venoms, 202. 
Aipysurus, 140. 
As annulatus, 140. 
sy australis, 140. 
a levis, 140. 
+ eydouxii, 140. 
Albuminoid of snake-venom produces hemorrhages, 162. 
Albumins of venom devoid of toxic power, 164. 
Albumose of snake-venom attacks nerve-cell of respiratory centres, 162. 
Albumoses of venoms of Colubride, 162. 
5 method of separation, 162. 
ys See also Proto-albumoses, Hetero-albumoses. 
Alcatifa, extraction of venom from, for inoculation, 239. 
Alcock, researches of, on glands of snakes, 147. 
Alexins, 198, 209. 
iy characteristics of, 207. 
. fixation of, 210, 211. 
Py of normal serum, fixation by cobra-venom, 211. 
x neutralisation of, 212. 
Alkaloids in venom, 160. 
Alps, and mountains of Central Europe, Salamandra atra found in, 313. 
Amboceptors, 198, 210. 
2 fixation of, 208, 220. 
America, snakes in, geographical distribution of genera of (table), 146. 
venomous snakes in, 1 0-131 
