VENOMS DIFFER IN THEIR ACTION. 



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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. 



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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 



