INDEX 389 



Madsen, Th., aucl Noguohi, H., on ratio between dose of venom and time elapsing till 



death, 177. 

 Mai on Hindu snake-charmers, 229. 

 Malaysia, poisonous snakes of, 81. 

 Malmignatte, 275. 

 Mammals, action of Colubrine venom on, symptoms and course, 171. 



,, ,, „ ,, ^osi-moricm findings, 171. 



,, ,, Viperirae venoms on, symptoms and course, 171. 



,, „ ,, ,, posf-moriem findings, 171. 



Man, minimal dose of venom lethalfor, 176. 



,, not attacked by Bitis gabonica (Gaboon viper), 74. 

 Mano de sapo root, eaten by Mexicans during immunisation treatment, 236. 

 Maoris' fear of Katipo, 275. 

 Marohand, on bites from European vipers, 339. 

 Mariadassou, P., serum treatment, 363-371. 

 Mariapregassam, collection of venom, 361. 

 Marotte, on No/ja haje bite, 856. 

 Martin, C. J., chemical constituents of venom, 160. 



,, ,, experiments on Pseudechis, 162. 



,, ,, ,, with rats proving harmlessness of ingestion of venom of Psei«i- 



echis, 181. 



,, ,, on venom of Ormthorhynchus, 324. 



,, ,, and (Jherry, on antagonism between toxins and antitoxins, 253. 



,, ,, and Smith, MacGarvie, on local and general effects of albumoses derived 



from snake-venom, 163. 

 Martinique, mortality from bite of fer-de-lance in, 113. 

 Massasanga, 120. See also Sistrwrus catenatus. 

 de Maupas on Pelias bents bite, 357. 

 Mediterranean Sea, Murcsna helena found in, 309. 



,, ,, ScorpcBflaporcus foundi in, i9i. 



Medulla, substance of, fixation of venom on, 186. 

 Meloe (oil-beetles), 281. 



Mexico, inoculation of natives in, successful, 235-237. 

 Micropechis, 93. 



,, elapoides, 93. 



,, ikaheka, 93. 

 Milk from mother bittenby poisonous snake causing death of young, 181, 214. 

 Mimicry, biological laws of, coloration of snakes subject to, 15, 16. 

 Mitchell, S. Weir, on chemical constituents of venom, 160. 



,, ,, fatal results of experimental ingestion of venoms, 180. 



,, ,, harmless ingestion of venom exceeding lethal dose, 214. 



Moindrot, H., bites from European vipers, 345. 

 Molluscs, poisonous species of, 286. 

 Mongoose, battles with hamadryads and cobras, 223, 224. 



,, ,, victory^mainly due to natural agility, 225. 



,, immunity to snake-venom, 223. 



,, ,, ,, not absolute, 225. 



,, ,, ,, proved by injections, 224, 225. 



Mnnotremata. See Ornithorhynchus paradoxus or 0. anatinus. 



