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INDEX. 



d'Abbadie, M., on inoculation, 238. 

 Acalyptophis, 133. 

 AcanthophiSj 96. 



„ antarcticus (death adder), 96. 



„ ,, ,, „ bite dangerous, 100. 



Acanthopterygii, 290, 301, 304. 

 Acanthurus, 301. 



,, luridiis, 301. 



Adder, 25, 26. See also Vipera berus. 

 Africa, poisonous snakes in, 57-81. 



„ „ ,, geographical distribution of genera (tables), 143, 144. 



,, (Central), witch doctors of, snake-bite remedies, 237. 

 „ (East), Yatuas' method of inoculation, 239. 

 Agglutinins of venoms, 202. 

 Aipysurus, 140. 



,, annulatus, 140. 

 „ ausiralis, 140. 

 „ IcBvis, 140. 

 ,, eydov/xii, 140. 

 Albuminoid of snake-venom produces hsemorrhages, 162. 

 Albumins of venom devoid of toxic power, 164. 



Albumose of snake- venom attacks nerve-cell of respiratory centres, 162, 

 Albumoses of venoms of Colubridce, 162. 



,, ,, ,, method of separation, 162. 



„ See also Proto-albumoses, Hetero-albumoses. 



Alcatifa, extraction of venom from, for inoculation, 239. 

 Alcock, researches of, on glands of snakes, 147. 

 Alexins, 198, 209. 



„, characteristics of, 207. 

 „ fixation of, 210, 211. 



„ of normal serum, fixation by cobra-venom, 211. 

 „ neutralisation of, 212. 

 Alkaloids in venom, 160. 



Alps, and mountains of Central Europe, Salamandra atra found in, 313. 

 Amboceptors, 198, 210. 



„ fixation of, 208, 220. 



America, snakes in, geographical distribution of genera of (table), 146. 

 ,, venomous snakes in, 1 0-181 



