VENOMS DIFFER IN THEIR ACTION. 



391 



from an old pipe stem will, if a small quantity be placed in 

 a snake's mouth, instantly paralyse it. It grows utterly limp 

 and ceases to breathe, but sometimes revives in about an hour's 

 time. This fact should be remembered by collectors. 



o i- c ja 



i> rt^ '-' 



S V o 

 "^ j3 **"* 



S . Jh *-• 

 *" N nJ .^ 



• ^ TO 



■a S 



.2ja_2 



M O 



O 



o 

 Q ° o §.S 



S fl O 60 



« 0x1 e 



2 2 n m""- 



H -^ f^^-.2 

 bo rt 1/1 'C 



a 1) <u 



o.-'A.< 



„ U O 1) 





& & 



ciS-H 



OJ 



- yl 



_ CI d^ 

 - Q booJ^ 



5— • rt 



■a d 



^ S 



d'O S 5 



O o ■" D 



■g J3 m M d 



?5t-l-C d — 

 <L> C 2;> t/l 



Q-g ,/) « J3 



I -^ K^ 





Venoms differ in their action. 



The venom of every species of poisonous snake, as has already 

 been pointed out, is different in its composition, although its 



