A Note on Snakes, Snake-Bite and Their Treatment

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  • N. Chatterjee
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a snake at night in his quarters while asleep. The snake was 'probably a krait (Bungar,us Coernleus) which was no doubt disturbed by a comrade who had come to deceased for a light. Between 2 and 3 a.m., on 12th September 1899, deceased was found in his quarters by a non-commissioned officer to be suffering from faintnessand much pain in his left, leg which had become powerless. It was thought at first that deceased had been stung by a scorpion, and

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دوره 35  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016