INDEX 373 



America, (Central), Batrachus tau found on shores of, 302. 

 ,, (North), musical toad found in, 318. 

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

 ,, (Tropical and Sub-tropical), Latrodectus mactans found in, 275. 

 Ammonia, injection of, only temporary antidote against snake-venom, 261. 

 Ancistrodon, 49, 109, 110. 



venom of, precipitation of anticoagulant substance in, 165. 

 acuhis, 49, 

 bilmeatus, 111. 

 blomhoffii, 50. 

 contortrix, 111. 

 himalayanus, 50. 

 hypnale, 51. 

 int&rmedius, 50. 

 pisci/Dorus, 110. 

 rhodostoma, 51. 

 Anderson, relation of escape from Naja haje, 60. 

 Anemone scultata, 269. 



Aniline colours, action of, diminishes toxicity of venoms, 167. 

 Animals, venomous, definition of, 1. 

 Araohnolysin, poison from Latrodectus prepared by, 276. 

 Arcmeida (spiders), 274. 



Armstrong, H., chemical analysis of cobra-venom, 159. 

 Arrows, poisoned by Hottentots with venom of Bitis arietans, 72. 

 Arthropods, poisonous species of, 274. 

 Asia, poisonous snakes inhabiting, 30, 57. 



„ „ „ „ geographical distribution of genera (tables), 142, 143. 



Asp, 27, 28. See also Vipera aspis 

 Aspidelaps, 64. 



,, lubricus, 64. 



„ scutatus, 64. 

 Atheris, 78. 



,, ceratophorus, 78. 

 ,, chlorechis, 78. 

 ,, squamiger, 78. 

 Atlantic (Tropical), Acanthurus found in, 301. 



„ , , Murcena moringa found in, 309. 



Airactaspis, 78. 



aterrima, 80. 

 bibronii, 80. 

 eongica, 79. 

 corpulenta, 80. 

 dahomeyensis, 80. 

 hildebrandtU, 79. 

 irregularis, 79. 

 leiicomelas, 81. 

 microlepidota, 81. 

 microphoUs, 81. 

 rostrata, 80. 



