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Peroxide of hydrogen, effects on snake 



venom 98, 101 



Philodryas 6 



Phosphoric acid, effects on snake venom. ... 101 



Photodynamic substances, effects of 96 



Phrenic nerve 128, 129, 131, 132 



Phylogeny of venomous snakes 46-51 



Physical properties of snake venom 77~93 



Pisces, mucous glands of oral cavity 47 



Plants, effects of snake venom upon .... 285, 286 



Plasma, citrate 135, 137 



oxalate 136, 137 



Platurus 29 



colubrinus 29 



fasciatus, poison glands of 61 



laticaudatus s. fischeri 29 



muelleri 29 



Platycerca 3 



Poison apparatus of snakes 46-51, 58-69 



dynamics of function of. .64-67 



duct 59 



fangs 58-59 



glands 59-63 



Polemon 10 



Polygala senega, used for snake bite 293 



Post-mortem examination after snake-poison- 

 ing 112 



Potassic bichromate, effects on snake venom 98 

 carbonate, effects on snake venom . 97 



iodide, effects on snake venom 98 



permanganate, effects on snake 



venom 98 



Potassium permanganate used for snake bite 



287, 290 



Precipitability of various venom constituents . 81 

 Precipitin-reaction with snake venom. . . .261-263 



Preservation, effect on snake venom 94 



Proteolytic ferment, in venom 204, 211 



Proteroglypha i, 1 1, 46 



Protothrombin 137 



Psammodynastes 7 



pulverulentus 7 



Psammophis 6 



Pseudablabes 6 



Pseudechis 19 



anticoagulating properties of 



venom of 141 



cupreus 19 



ferox 19 



poisoning, experimental 119 



porphyriacus 19 



porphyriacus, amount of venom 



secreted 70 



porphyriacus, effects of, upon the 



coagulability of the blood .133, 137 

 porphyriacus, effects of venom of 



upon the nervous system 130 



Pseudocerastes 33 



persicus 33 



Pseudelaps 18 



diadema 19 



harriettae 18 



krefftii 18 



mulleri 18 



squamulosus 18 



sutherlandii 19 



warro 19 



Pseudoglobulin 198 



Psychic treatment, used for snake bite 293 



Ptyas korros 50 



Pupils, effect of venom upon 126 



Pythonodipsas 6 



Rabbits, effects of ophiotoxin on 147 



experiments as to effect of snake 

 venom 124, 125, 131 



Rattlesnake, banded 43 



black-tailed 45 



diamond back 43 



dog-faced 45 



green 45 



horned 45 



mountain diamond 44 



Pacific 44 



prairie 44 



red diamond 44 



southern pigmy 41 



tiger 45 



western diamond 44 



white 45 



Regeneration of venom and antivenin from 



neutral combinations 248 



Reptilia, mucous glands of oral cavity 47 



Respiration, artificial, in venom toxi cation . . 291 

 rate of, in venomized sub- 

 jects 125, 126, 128, 129 



Respiratory center .... 128, 129, 130, 131, 132 



Rhamphiophis 6 



Rhinobothryum 5 



Rhinocalamus 10 



Rhinhoplocephalus 22 



bicolor 22 



Rhinostoma 6 



Rhynchelaps 23 



australis 23 



bertholdi 23 



fasciolatus 23 



semifasciatus 23 



Ricin 159 



Rinachis scalaris 49 



Ruta graveolens, used for snake bite 293 



Salts of snake venom 78 



Sauria, mucous glands of oral cavity 47 



Sciatic nerve 124, 127 



Scolecophis 8 



aemulus 8 



atrocinctus 9 



Scorpio afer 227 



Sea-snakes, venom of 131 



Seeds, effects of snake venom upon germina- 

 tion of 285, 286 



Sensory nerves 127 



Sepedon 13 



haemachates 13 



Serum, activating properties of, on venom 



haemolysis 1 70, 171 



albumin 83 



globulin 198 



Serous membranes, effects of snake venom 



on 220-222 



Sibon 8 



annulatum 8 



frenatum 8 



nigrofasciatum 8 



pacificum 



personatum 8 



rhombiferum 8 



septentrionale 8 



yucatanense 8 



Silver nitrate, effects on snake venom 98 



Simaba cedron, used for snake bite 293 



Sistrurus 4' 



catenatus 4 ' 



var. edwardii 42 



miliarius 4 i 



ravus 4 2 



Snake bite, general medicamentation 291 



immediate ligature and dissection 287 



local treatment 288 



mechanism of 67-69 



treatment of 287-296 



