The Poison of Snakes

Krait Identification

Sir,?In reply to Capt. A. J. Bett's enquiry as to how I identified the Krait, I would draw his attention to the excellent way the identification of the Krait is expounded in Major Wall's book on the poisonous snakes of IndiaHowever, I believe that it is possible that a poisonous snake can bite without injecting poison, owing to its poison glands being empty at the time, as I don't doubt for a m...

Recent Researches into Snake-Poison

Snake-poison is a subject of perennial interest to all dwellers in India.For, notwithstanding the laborious researches of numerous distinguished observers, the problem of an antidote to snake-venom still remains unsolved, and poisonous snakes continue to wield their, terrible destructive power with fatal freedom. The physiological action of Indian snake-poison has been carefully studied by Fayr...

On the Poison of Venomous Snakes and the Methods of Preventing Death from Their Bite

experiments upon animals. The greater part of the book deals with the physiological action of venoms, proving the practically identical character of the poison of both colubrine and viperine snakes, though the local action of the latter is shown to be more pronounced. This corresponds with clinical experience, the bite of a viper causing intense pain, with extravasation and swelling, going on t...

On the Nature and Physiological Action of the Poison of Naja Tripudians and Other Indian Venomous Snakes.—Part I

On the Nature and Physiological Action of the Poison of Naja Tripudians and Other Indian Venomous Snakes

3.10. Respirations 7? per minute. 3.13. Respirations 7 per minute. 3.15. About "01 grain of dried cobra-poison dissolved in ? cub. centim. of water was injected into the vein of dog's leg. Immediately the animal became very restless, and tried in vain to vomit. Respirations 7 per minute. 3.21. Constant retching, but no vomiting. Respirations 7. 3.23. About 02 grain more was injected. 3 27. Cons...

On Snake-Poison

nuated blood, with the altered character of its elements; the dilatation of the pupils; the foaming at the mouth; and the general lethargy, followed by convulsions and death. J This is not a poisonous snake. It is known also, in Bengal, as Betaehra. The term lineatus has been suggested by Dr. Sircar, because of the resemblance of the snake to the one described under that namely Russel at page 3...