892 VENOMS 



Notechis, 95. 



„ scutatus (syn. Soplocephalus curtus, tiger-snake), 95. 



>i II I, „ „ bite dangerous, 100. 



II 11 venom of, dose lethal for rabbit, 175. 



Oceania, geographical distribution of genera of poisonous snakes (tables), 145. 

 Ootopods, poisonous juice exuded by, a means of overpowering prey, 287. 

 Ogmodon, 82. 



,, vitiamts, 82. 

 Oil beetles, 281. See also Meloe. 

 OpMogeni in Egypt, 228-229. 

 Ophiophagus, 37. See also Naja bungarus. 



Ophthalmia, purulent, produced by snake-venom experimentally, 180. 

 >i ,, ,, venom of species of Sepedon, 180. 



Opisthoglypha, group of ColubridcB, 3. 



,, sub-families of, 3. See also Homalopsinm, Dipsadomoiphincs, Elachisto- 



dontince. 

 „ „ slightly poisonous and not dangerous to man, 4. 



Ornithorhynchus paradoxus, or O. anatinus (duck-billed platypus), 323. 



,1 „ ,, „ „ venom of, 324, 325. 



„ ,, „ „ ,, action similar to venoms 



of ViperidcB, 824. 

 „ ,, „ „ ,, toxicity very slight, 325. 



Pacific Ocean (Equatorial), Pterois found in, 296. 



,, 11 (Tropical), Scorpcena diabolus found in, 293. 



,, ,, ,, Syjianceia fcracMo most commonly found in, 291. 



.,, rattle-snake, 124, 125. See also Crotalus confluentus. 

 Pain, severe, after bite of species of ViperidtB, 169. 



„ slight from bite of cobra, 169. 

 Panama, Tlialassophryne reticulata found on shores of, 303. 

 Pancreatic juice, addition to venom produces kinasic power, 213. 

 Paris, brown Pelobates found near, 318. 

 Parotid glands, venomous secretions, 147. 

 Pasteur Institute (Lille), poisonous snakes in captivity at, 72. 



„ ,, ,, preparation of antivenomous serum at, 245-248. 



„ ,, ,, rattle-snakes in captivity at, 125. 



„ ,, work and experiments at, 189, 1^0, 191, 204, 214, 223, 224, 244- 



248, 267. 

 Paterne, D., bites from European vipers, 341. 

 Peal, H. W., on bite from Hydrophiidai (sea-snakes), 338. 

 Pedicellarise (organs of the Echinoidea), poison prepared from, 273. 

 Peiiculati, 303. 



Pedlar on chemical constituents of venom, 160. 

 Pelias berus (common viper), bite from, 339. 



11 II 1, ,, ,1 cure, 357. 



Pelobates fuscus (brown Pelobates), 318. 

 Pelor, 293, 296. 

 Percidce, 304. 



