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INDEX 



Atractaspis micropholis 35 



rostrata 34 



Australia, exclusive home of Colubridae 52 



free from Viperidae 52 



Bacillus anthracis 205, 215 



coli 205, 215, 216, 217 



diphtherias 205 



pyocyaneus 205 



subtilis 205 



tuberculosus 205 



typhi 205, 215 



Barium chloride, antihaemolytic property of. 191 



Bengal, mortality from snake bites in 75 



Bibron's antidote, used for snake bite 293 



Bile, antivenomous properties of 103-104 



Bite of Australian species of snakes no 



snake, mechanism of 67-69 



Bitis 32 



arietans 32 



mortality caused by 76 



atropos 32 



caudalis 33 



cornuta 32 



gabonica 33 



inornata 32 



nasicornis 33 



peringueyi 32 



Blood corpuscles, protective property of 



venom on 195-198 



Blood pressure, in venom toxication 125 



Boidae, definition of 2 



Boiginae 4 



Bothrops (Lachesis) 37 



Boulenger on systematic position of venom- 

 ous snakes 2-3 



Boulengerina 16 



Boulengerina stormsi 16 



Brachyaspis 22 



curta 22 



Brachyophis 10 



Brandy 292 



Bromine, effects on snake venom 98 



water, effects on snake venom .... 101 



Bungarus 14 



caeruleus, effect of venom of, upon 



nervous system 129 



effects upon coagulabil- 

 ity of the blood 137 



mortality caused by 75 



poisoning in man no 



candidus s. casruleus 14 



fasciatus 14 



effects of venom of, upon 



nervous system 129 



mortality caused by 75 



poisoning, experimental 118 



Caffein, effect on venom toxication 291 



Calanelaps 10 



Calcium chloride, antihaemolytic property of. 



' 188-190 



effect on 134, 135, 136 



Calliophis 15 



Callophis 15 



bibronii 16 



gracilis 15 



macclellandii 15 



maculiceps 15 



trimaculatus 15 



univirgatus 16 



Calmette's antivenin 150, 167, 241 



Carbolic acid, effect on snake venom. . . .99, 100 



Catodonta i 



Caustic alkalies, effects on snake venon 97 



Causidae 3 



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Causus 31 



defilipii 32 



lichtensteinii 32 



resimus 32 



rhombeatus 31 



poison glands of 60 



Cells of sycotypus 151 



Cerastes 33 



amount of venom secreted 71 



cornutus 33 



vipera 33 



Cerberus 1 1 



Chamaetortus 5 



Chelonia, mucous glands of oral cavity 47 



Chemical effects of snake venom 96 



nature of snake venom 79 



the venom-antivenin re- 

 action 246 



properties of snake venom 77~93 



Chicken egg, effect of venom on evolution of 



embryo 204 



Chicocecca anguifuga, used for snake bite . . 293 



Chloride of calcium, experiment with 226 



gold, experiment with 226 



water, effects on snake venom 



99, 101 

 Chlorine water, effects on snake venom . .98, 101 



Chloroform, effect on venom 102 



Cholesterin 149, 174 



antihaemolytic properties of . . 194-198 



effects on venom haemolysis * 74, 



178, 184, 185, 186 



Cholin 184 



Chromatolysis 154 



Chrysopelea 10 



Coagulability of blood, increased and dimin- 

 ished 133 



Coagulating property, counteracted by anti- 



coagulating property 142 



Coagulating property, effect of antivenoms on 



238, 239 

 Coagulating property of Daboia venom, effect 



of cobra venom on 141, 142 



Coagulating property of venoms, comparative 



strengths of 138 



Coagulation, intravascular 133 



Cobra, effect of venom of, upon the nervous 



system 125 



chemical analysis 87 



digestibility by trypsin 105 



lecithid 86 



poisoning in man no 



preparation properties 86-87 



venom antivenin 258 



Cobralysin 168 



absorbability by blood corpuscles 191 



Cobridae 30 



Ccelopeltis 7 



lacertina, venomous nature of bite 



of 122 



moilensis 7 



monspessulana 7 



venomous nature of 



bite of 122 



Cold-blooded animals, effect of snake venom 



upon 270-284 



effect of snake venom 



on cells of 201-204 



Cold, effect on snake venom 95 



Coluber aesculapii 50 



flavescens 50 



viridiflavus var. carbonarius 50 



Colubridae 3, 4, 1 1 



definition of 2 



Colubrinae 3 



Colubroidea i, 3 



