394 VENOMS 
Poison-gland of non-venomous snakes, 217. 
+ venomous snakes, 10, 11, 12, 13. 
Polistes, 285. 
Pompilus, 285. 
Pondicherry, collection of venom at, 156-158. 
Hospital, collection of venom, method, 362. 
5 publie notice in, re capture of poisonous snakes, 360. 
Prairie rattle-snake, 120. See also Sistrurus catenatus. 
Pravaz syringe, injection of serum with, 263. 
Precipitins of venoms, 202. 
Prionurus, 301. 
Prôscher on extraction of phrynolysin from skins of toads, 320. 
Proteids, extraction from snake-venom, 163. 
Proteolytic action of venoms, 204. 
; extent and limitations, 205. 
Proter Baap us of Colubride), 4 
bite rapidly produces General intoxication, 168. 
poison-fangs of, grooved, 4. 
ms sub-families of, 4. See also Hydrophiine ; Elapine. 
Proto-albumoses, active principle of snake-venom, 164. 
. separation from snake-venom, 162, 163, 
Pseudechis, 87. 
or venom of, experiments on, 162. 
5 ingestion by rats harmless, 181. 
5 australis, 88. 
5 cupreus, 88. 
me darwiniensis, 88. 
oe ferox, 88. 
2 microlepidotus, 88. 
5 papuanus, 88. 
porphyriacus (black snake), 88. 
: . re ,, bite dangerous, 100. 
33 - = , secretion of, 149. 
Ae scutellatus, 88. 
Pseudelaps, 84. 
A diadema, 85. 
3 harriettæ, 85. 
A: krefftii, 85. 
< muelleri, 84. 
; squanulosus, 84. 
. sutherlandi, 86. 
= warro, 86. 
Pseudocerastes persicus, 47. 
Psylli, Egyptian charmers aud healers, 228-229. 
,, Roman charmers and healers, 228. 
à Fe : 5 ve Lucan on, 240. 
Pterois, 293, 295-296. 
Puff adder, 69. See also Bitis arietans. 
Putrefaction, rapid, following death from snake-bite, 211, 212. 
Pyramids, viper of (Æchis carinatus), 76. 
