390 VENOMS 



Mods on bite from horned viper, 349. 

 Morgenroth, on combination of venom witli lecitliin, 254. 

 , , reconstitution of toxins, 257. 



,, and Carpi, leoithide of bee-venom prepared by, 285. 



Mortality from bite of Naja in India, 38. 



,, ,, Fipero fceras (common viper or adder), 27. 



,, ,, poisonous snake-bite ; localities: — 



Australia, 100, 261. 

 France, 3. 

 India, 2, 38, 363.- 

 Martinique, 113. 

 Mottled Battle-snake 124, 125. ,,See also Crotalus. confluentus. 

 Moudon, on bite from Cerastes, 348. 

 Moult of snake's skin, 16, 20. 



, , venom shovrs greatest activity after, 176. 

 Mouse, experiments on, demonstrating neutralisation of venom by antitoxin, 254. 

 Mucous membranes, acute inflammation produced by deposit of venoms on, 180. 

 MurcBna, 309. 



,, poison apparatus in buccal teetb, 288. 



of, 309, 310. 

 ,, helena, 309. 

 ,, moringa, 309. 

 Mv/rcmidce, 307, 309. 

 Murex brand'aris, 286. 

 ,, trtmculus, 286. 

 Murison, Lieutenant C. C, on bite from Echis carinata, 347. 

 Muscles, striated, action of venoms on, 184. 

 Muscular apparatus of head of poisonous snakes, 11, 12, 13. 

 Myriopods, venomous species of, 280. 



Naja (cobra), 33, 59. 



habits of species of, 37. 



legend relating to marks on its neck, 37. 



mortality from bite of, in India, 38. 



poison-glands of, 148. 



venom of, active hsemolysing power possessed by, 199. 



worship bestowed on, by Hindus, 38. 



anchietcB, 62. 



bungarus (Ophiophagus or Hamad/ryas elaps, king cobra or hamadryad), 37, 38. 



,, action of venom, 39. 



, , feeds on other snakes, 38. 



,, killed by mongoose, 223. 



,, method of procuring food, 38, 39. 



,, vindictiveness of, 39. 

 flava, 61. 

 goldii, 62. 



hafe or haie (Egyptian cobra), 59. 

 ,, bites from, 356. 



