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Chemioal substances modifying or destroying venoms, 164. 

 Chemistry of snake-venoms, 159. 



Cherry and Martin on antagonism between toxins and antitoxins, 253. 

 Chilomycterus, 307. 



,, orbicularis, 307. 



„ tigrinus, 307. 



China and Japan, Lophius setigerus found in seas of, 304. 

 Chloride of gold, antidote to venom before absorption, 261, 263. 

 „ ,, solution, modifies or destroys venom, 164. 



,, lime solution, modifies or destroys venom, 164. 



Cholesterin, antidote to lecithin, 198. 

 Chromic acid, antidote to venom before absorption, 260. 



,, ,, solution, modifies or destroys venoms, 164. 

 Clamouse, on bites from European vipers, 343. 

 Clot Bey on Egyptian snake-charmers, 228-229. 

 Clothing protective against dangerous efiects of snake-bite, 170. 

 Cobra, bite of, clinical symptoms, 169. 



,, ,, ,, exhibit rapid general intoxication, 169. 



,, treated vrith Calmette's serum, 363. 

 extraction of venom from, method, 153. 

 Egyptian (Naja haje or haie), 59. 

 method of carrying after capture, 21. 

 snake-charmers' skill with, 229. 

 venom of, 149. 



alkaloids in, 160. 

 chemical analysis, 159. 



comparison of toxicity by means of intra-oerebral injections, 186. 

 destructive action of bile on, 215. - ■ 



dissolution of trypanosomes by, 207. 



dose lethal for difierent animals in twenty-four hours, 174. 

 fixation on nervous elements, 186. 

 local effects on serous membranes slight, 179. 



potency of antineurotoxic antivenomous serum against, 250, 251, 252. 

 vaccination against, 242, 244, 245. 

 Cobra-di-Capello, 33. See also Naja tripudians. 



,, „ spectacled, used by Hindu snake-charmer, 229. 



Ccelenterates, poisonous species of, 269. 

 Ccelopeltis, 22. 



,, moilensis, 23. 



,, monspessulana, 23. 



Cold, intense, toxicity of venom not diminished by, 166. 

 Colombia, herons of, probably immune to. snake-venom, 227. 



,, ,, hunt young snakes for food, 226. 



Coloration of snakes, 15, 16. 



,, ,, subject to biological laws of mimicry, 15, 16. 



Colubridcs, 3, 30, 57, 82, 100, 101-109. See also Accmthophis, Aspidelaps, Boulengerina, 

 Brachyaspis, Dendraspis, Denisonia, Diemenia, Elapechis, Elapognathus, 

 Furina, Glyphodon, Eoniorelaps, Hoplocephalus, Micropechis, NotecMs, 

 Ogmodon, Opisthoglypha, Proteroglypha, Pseiidechis, Pseudelaps, Bhinhoplo- 

 cephalus, Bhynchelaps, Sepedon, Tropidechis, Walterinnesia. 



