222 VENOMOUS SNAKES AND THE PHENOMENA OF THEIR VENOMS 
venom. ‘The intraperitoneal injections of various venoms are followed by 
a rapid absorption of the latter, although less rapidly than from the pleural 
cavity or blood-vessels. The absorption is slowest when venom is injected 
subcutaneously. 
According to Briot and Massol the absorption of cobra venom from the 
rectum is somewhat quicker than from the abdominal cavity. 
