Lapeyre, on bites from European vipers, 346. _Latrodectus_, 276. “ _erebus_, 276. “ _mactans_, 275. “ _malmignattus_, 275. Lavigne, bite from _Trigonocephalus_, 354. de Lavison, R., on _Lachesis lanceolatus_, 113. Lecithides, production of, 191, 197, 198, 199, 254, 258. “ “ from bee-venom, 285. “ “ “ scorpion-venom, 278. Lecithin, added to venom to dissolve washed red corpuscles, 197. “ cholesterin antidote to, 198. “ combination with snake-venom, 254. Leipothymia following inoculation of venom of _Synanceia brachio_, 292. Le Naour, on the spitting snake, 63. Leucocytes, protective _rôle_ against snake-poisoning, 216. Leucolysin, mode of producing, 203. Lewin, experiments on immunity of hedgehog to venom, 226. Leydig, researches of, 147. Lhomme, bite from _Lachesis ferox_, 351. “ collection of venom, 156. Light, destructive effect of, on venom in solution, 165. Liver, action of venom on, 182. Livingstone, mention of _Naja haje_ by, 60. Lizards, 321-323. “ only one species venomous, 322. “ succumb rapidly to snake-poisoning, 172. _Lophius_, 304. “ _piscatorius_, 301. “ _setigerus_, 303-304. Lucan, passage from, quoted, on immunity of Psylli, 240. Lumière, A., and Nicolas, J., on effect of intense cold on venom, 166. Lungs, action of venom on, 184. _Lycodon aulicus_, resemblance of _Bungarus candidus_ to, 33. Maclaud, bite from _Naja haje_, 356. Madsen, Th., and Noguchi, H., on ratio between dose of venom and time elapsing till death, 177. Mal on Hindu snake-charmers, 229. Malaysia, poisonous snakes of, 81. _Malmignatte_, 275. Mammals, action of _Colubrine_ venom on, symptoms and course, 171. “ “ “ “ _post-mortem_ findings, 171. “ “ _Viperine_ venoms on, symptoms and course, 171. “ “ “ “ _post-mortem_ findings, 171. Man, minimal dose of venom lethal for, 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. Marchand, on bites from European vipers, 339. Mariadassou, P., serum treatment, 363-371. Mariapregassam, collection of venom, 361. Marotte, on _Naja haje_ bite, 356. Martin, C. J., chemical constituents of venom, 160. “ “ experiments on _Pseudechis_, 162. “ “ “ with rats proving harmlessness of ingestion of venom of _Pseudechis_, 181. “ “ on venom of _Ornithorhynchus_, 324. “ “ and Cherry, 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 Sistrurus catenatus._ de Maupas on _Pelias berus_ bite, 357. Mediterranean Sea, _Muræna helena_ found in, 309. “ “ _Scorpæna porcus_ found in, 294. Medulla, substance of, fixation of venom on, 186.