Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeutics — John Shaqi
Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeuticsCalmette, A. (Albert)
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Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeutics
Calmette, A. (Albert)
Antitoxins; Poisonous snakes; Toxins; Venom
Fig. 64.--_Furina occipitalis_ 99
Fig. 65.--Skull of _Elaps marcgravii_ 101
Fig. 66.--_Elaps fulvius_ (Harlequin Snake) 105
Fig. 67.--Head and Skull of _Crotalus horridus_ (Horrid
Rattle-snake) 109
Fig. 68.--_Ancistrodon piscivorus_ (Water Viper) 110
Fig. 69.--_Lachesis lanceolatus_ (Fer-de-Lance) 112
Fig. 70.--_Lachesis neuwiedii_ (Urutù) 116
Fig. 71.--_Sistrurus catenatus_ (Prairie Rattle-snake) 121
Fig. 72.--A. Horny appendage (rattle) of a _Crotalus horridus_ 122
B. Horny appendage, longitudinal section 122
C. Separated segments of the appendage 122
Fig. 73.--_Crotalus terrificus_ (Dog-faced Rattle-snake) 123
Fig. 74.--_Crotalus scutulatus_ (Texas Rattle-snake) 126
Fig. 75.--_Crotalus confluentus_ (Pacific Rattle-snake) 128
Fig. 76.--_Crotalus cerastes_ (Horned Rattle-snake) 130
Fig. 77.--Skull of _Hydrus platurus_ 132
Fig. 78.--_Hydrus platurus_ 133
Fig. 79.--_Hydrophis coronatus_ 134
Fig. 80.--_Hydrophis elegans_ 135
Fig. 81.--Skull of _Distira_ 137
Fig. 82.--_Enhydrina valakadien_ (_E. bengalensis_) 138
Fig. 83.--Skull of _Platurus colubrinus_ 139
Fig. 84.--_Platurus laticaudatus_ (_P. fischeri_) 140
Fig. 85.--Collecting venom from a _Lachesis_ at the
Serotherapeutic Institute of São Paulo (Brazil) 154
Fig. 86.--Chloroforming a Cobra in order to collect venom at
Pondicherry (first stage) 155
Fig. 87.--Chloroforming a Cobra in order to collect venom at
Pondicherry (second stage) 157
Fig. 88.--Collecting Cobra-venom at Pondicherry (third stage) 158
Fig. 89.--Mongoose seized by a Cobra 225
Fig. 90.--Indian Snake-charmer at Colombo (Ceylon) 230
Fig. 91.--Indian Snake-charmer at Colombo (Ceylon) 231
Fig. 92.--Musical instrument used by Indian snake-charmers to
charm Cobras 232
Fig. 93.--Vaccinating a horse against venom at the Pasteur
Institute, Lille 244
Fig. 94.--Aseptically bleeding a horse, vaccinated against
venom, in order to obtain antivenomous serum, at
the Pasteur Institute, Lille 245
Fig. 95.--Technique of injecting antivenomous serum beneath
the skin of the abdomen 264
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