380 VENOMS 



Dialysis, results of, in experiments with venoms of Colubridcs and Viperidiz, 161. 

 Diastases, action upon venoms, 214. 

 Diastasic actions of venoms, 212. 

 Diemenia, 86. 



,, modesta, 87. 

 „ nuchalis, 87. 

 ,, olivacea, 87. 



„ p^ammaphis, 87. 

 ,, textilis {brown snake), 87. 



,, ,, ,, ,, bite dangerous, 100. 



„ torquata, 87. 



Digestion of snakes aided by venoms, 213, 214. 

 Digestive tract, absorption of venoms of Cohibrida often without ill-efiect on, 180, 181. 



cause, 181. 

 Diodon, 305. 

 DipsadomorphincB, sub-family of Opisthoglypha, 3. 



,, geographical distribution, 4. 



Dipsas, teeth of, 8. 



Distira, fresh-water genus of Hydrophiina, 5, 136. 

 cyanocmcta, 137. 

 jerdonii, 137. 

 omata, 136. 

 subcincta, 137. 

 Dog, minimal dose of cobra-venom lethal for, 174. 

 Dog-faced rattle-snake, 124. See also Crotalus terrificus. 

 DoUophis, 42. 



,, bilineatus, 43. 



,, bivirgattis,4:2. 



„ iniestinalis, 42. 

 ,, philippvnus, 43. 

 Domestic animals, treatment of poisonous bites in, 265. 

 Duck-billed platypus {Ornithorhynchus paradoxus or 0. anatinus), 328. 

 Dumdril and Bibron, on coloration of snakes, 16. 



,, ,, Naja worship in Egypt, 61. 



Dutch Indies, poisonous snakes inhabiting, 30-57. 

 Dyer, venom antitoxin treatment of yellow fever, 184. 



Eac de Javed, antidote to venom before absorption, 263. 

 ,, ,, in treatment of wasp- or bee-stings, 286. 

 Echidnin, chemistry of, 160. 

 EcMnoidea (sea-urchins), 273. 

 Echmoderms, poisonous species of, 273. 

 Echis, 48, 76. 



carinatus (efa, viper of the pyramids), 48, 76. 

 ,, bite from, 347. 

 ,, dreaded by Egyptians, 77. 

 ,, venom rapid in action, 49. 

 coloratus, 77. 



