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392 VENOMS 
Notechis, 95. 
7 scutatus (syn. Hoplocephalus curtus, tiger-snake), 95 
99 13 bs bite dangerous, 100. 
” » venom of, de lethal foe rabbit, 175. 
OcEANIA, geographical distribution of genera of poisonous snakes (tables), 145. 
Octopods, poisonous juice exuded by, a means of overpowering prey, 287. 
Ogmodon, 82. 
55 vitianus, 82. 
Oil beetles, 281. See also Meloé. 
Ophiogeni in Egypt, 228-229, 
Ophiophagus, 37. See also Naja bungarus. 
Ophthalmia, purulent, produced by snake-venom experimentally, 180. 
a venom of species of Sepedon, 180. 
Opisthaglypha, pean of Colubride, 3. 
3 sub-families of, 3. See also Homalopsine, Dipsadomorphine, Elachisto- 
dontine. 
slightly poisonous and not dangerous to man, 4. 
Or nition nl paratonts or O. anatinus (duck-billed platypus), 323. 
” 96 + 5 Ss venom of, 324, 325. 
»9 +5 x . > action similar to venoms 
of Viperide, 324. 
2 > x nA as toxicity very slight, 325. 
Pacrric Ocean (Equatorial), Pterois found in, 296. 
+ », (Tropical), Scorpæna diabolus found in, 293. 
4 ss Synanceia brachio most commonly found in, 291. 
5 rattles snake, 124, 125. See also Crotalus confluentus. 
Pain, severe, after bite of species of Viperide, 169. 
» Slight from bite of cobra, 169. 
Panama, Thalassophryne reticulata found on shores of, 303. 
Pancreatic juice, addition to venom produces kinasic power, 213. 
Paris, brown Pelobates found near, 318. 
Parotid glands, venomous secretions, 147. 
Pasteur Institute (Lille), poisonous snakes in captivity at, 72 
>, a preparation of antivenomous serum at, 245-248. 
> > rattle-snakes in captivity at, 125. 
sc . 5 work and experiments at, 189, 190, 191, 204, 214, 223, 224, 244- 
248, 267. 
Paterne, D., bites from European vipers, 341. 
Peal, H. W., on bite from Hydrophiid@ (sea-snakes), 338. 
Pedicellariæ (organs of the Echinoidea), poison prepared from, 273. 
Pediculati, 303. 
Pedlar on chemical constituents of venom, 160. 
Pelias berus (common viper), bite from, 339. 
Le - . o 5 cure, 357. 
Pelobates fuscus (brown Pelobates), 318. 
Pelor, 293, 296. 
Percide, 304. 
