356 VENOMS 



Silverita, aged 20, bitten in the ankle by a Grotalus, on 

 December 7, 1898. Symptoms of serious intoxication. Treated 

 with a dose of antivenomous serum, injected half in the right 

 flank, half in the left. Eecovery. 



II. — A Few Notes and Observations Eelating to Domestic 

 Animals Bitten by Poisonous Snakes and Treated with 

 Serum. 



A. — Naja haje. 



XXXIX. — Case reported by Dr. Maclaud, of Konakry, French 

 Guinea. 



" A hound belonging to the Governor of Konakry was bitten 

 in the ear by a black Naja. A similar accident happened last year, 

 and the animal died on the fifth day. In the present case, serious 

 phenomena had already manifested themselves : depression, con- 

 vulsions, and great swelling of the entire head and anterior portion 

 of the trunk. A dose of 10 c.c. was injected at three different 

 points : in the flank, neck, and cellular tissue of the injured ear. 

 Improvement was almost immediate. On the following day the 

 animal recovered its appetite, and two days later was completely 

 cured." 



XL. — Case reported by Dr. Marotte, of Konakry. 



"At 10 a.m. on November 1,. 1898, a large dog (a German brach), 

 weighing 33 kilogrammes, was running about in some tall grass. 

 It returned to its master, looking unhappy, with its eyelids swollen. 

 Thinking that his dog had been bitten by a Naja, a snake which 

 swarms round Konakry, he took it to the hospital. The animal 

 was unable to cover the distance, which was only 300 metres ; it 

 was dragged along, but collapsed, and had to be carried. Its head 

 was swollen, it panted, and its breathing was rapid and irregular; 

 there was profuse salivation. On the inner face of the right ear 

 the marks of the two fangs of the reptile were distinctly visible. 



