| [PART I.] |
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| [Chap. I.—I.] | [General notes on poisonous animals] | 1 |
| [II.] | [General classification of poisonous snakes. Their anatomo-physiological characters] | 3 |
| [Chap. II.—] | [Habits of poisonous snakes. Their capture] | 17 |
| [Chap. III.—] | [Description of the principal species of poisonous snakes. Their geographical distribution] | 22 |
| [A. Europe] | 22 |
| [B. Asia, Dutch Indies and Philippine Islands] | 30 |
| [C. Africa] | 57 |
| [D. Australia and adjacent large islands] | 81 |
| [E. America] | 100 |
| [F. Hydrophiidæ (sea-snakes)] | 131 |
| [G. Geographical distribution of the principal genera of poisonous snakes in the five divisions of the world] | 142 |
| [PART II.] |
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| [Chap. IV.—] | [Secretion and collection of venom in snakes] | 147 |
| [Chap. V.—] | [Chemical study of snake-venoms] | 159 |
| [Chap. VI.—] | [Physiological action of snake-venoms] | 168 |
| [A. Physiology of poisoning in man and in animals bitten by the different species of poisonous snakes (Colubridæ, Viperidæ, Hydrophiidæ)] | 168 |
| [B. Physiology of experimental poisoning] | 170 |
| [C. Determination of the lethal doses of venom for different species of animals] | 173 |
| [D. Effects of venom in non-lethal doses] | 177 |
| [Chap. VII.—] | [Physiology of poisoning (continued). Effects of the various venoms on the different tissues of the organism] | 179 |
| [(1) Action upon the liver] | 182 |
| [(2) Action upon the kidney] | 183 |
| [(3) Action upon the spleen, heart and lungs] | 183 |
| [(4) Action upon the striated muscles] | 184 |
| [(5) Action upon the nervous centres] | 185 |
| [Chap. VIII.—] | [Physiology of poisoning (continued). Action of venoms on the blood] | 188 |
| [A. Effects of venom on the coagulation of the blood] | 188 |
| [I. Coagulant venoms] | 190 |
| [II. Anticoagulant venoms] | 192 |
| [III. Mechanism of the anticoagulant action of venoms on the blood] | 195 |
| [B. Effects of venom on the red corpuscles and on the serum] | 196 |
| [(1) Hæmolysis] | 196 |
| [(2) Precipitins of venoms] | 202 |
| [(3) Agglutinins of venoms] | 202 |
| [C. Effects of venom upon the white corpuscles: Leucolysin] | 203 |
| [Chap. IX.—] | [Physiology of poisoning (continued). Proteolytic, cytolytic, bacteriolytic, and various diastasic actions of venoms: diastasic and cellular actions on venoms] | 204 |
| [A. Proteolytic action] | 204 |
| [B. Cytolytic action] | 206 |
| [C. Bacteriolytic action] | 206 |
| [D. Various diastasic actions of venoms] | 212 |
| [E. Action of various diastases upon venoms] | 214 |
| [Chap. X.—] | [Toxicity of the blood of venomous snakes] | 217 |
| [Chap. XI.—] | [Natural immunity of certain animals with respect to snake-venoms] | 222 |
| [Chap. XII.—] | [Snake-charmers] | 228 |
[PART III.
ANTIVENOMOUS SERUM-THERAPEUTICS.] |
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| [Chap. XIII.—] | [Vaccination against snake-venom—Preparation of antivenomous serum—Its preventive properties as regards intoxication by venom] | 241 |
| [Specificity and polyvalence of antivenomous serums] | 248 |
| [Chap. XIV.—] | [Neutralisation of venom by antitoxin] | 253 |
| [Chap. XV.—] | [Treatment of poisonous snake-bites in man and animals. Objects of the treatment. Technique of antivenomous serum-therapy] | 259 |
[PART IV.
VENOMS IN THE ANIMAL SERIES.] |
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| [Chap. XVI.—] | [Venoms in the animal series.] |
| 1.— | [Invertebrates] | 269 |
| [A. Cœlenterates] | 269 |
| [B. Echinoderms] | 273 |
| [C. Arthropods:] | [(a) Araneids] | 274 |
| — | [(b) Scorpions] | 276 |
| — | [(c) Myriopods] | 280 |
| — | [(d) Insects] | 281 |
| [D. Molluscs] | 286 |
| [Chap. XVII.—] | [Venoms in the animal series (continued)]. |
| 2.— | [Venomous fishes] | 288 |
| [A. Teleostei. Acanthopterygii]: |
| —— | [1. Triglidæ] | 290 |
| —— | [2. Trachinidæ] | 297 |
| —— | [3. Gobiidæ] | 300 |
| —— | [4. Teuthididæ] | 301 |
| —— | [5. Batrachiidæ] | 302 |
| —— | [6. Pediculati] | 303 |
| [B. Teleostei. Plectognathi:] | 305 |
| [C. Teleostei. Physostomi:] | 307 |
| —— | [1. Siluridæ] | 308 |
| —— | [2. Murænidæ] | 309 |
| [Chap. XVIII.— Venoms in the animal series (continued)]. |
| 3.— | [Batrachians; Lizards; Mammals] | 312 |
| [A. Batrachians] | 312 |
| [B. Lizards] | 321 |
| [C. Mammals (Ornithorhynchus)] | 323 |
[PART V.
DOCUMENTS.] |
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| [I.—A few notes and observations relating to bites of poisonous snakes treated by antivenomous serum-therapeutics] | 326 |
| [II.—A few notes and observations relating to domestic animals bitten by poisonous snakes and treated with serum] | 356 |
| [III.—Note on the collection of cobra-venom and the treatment of poisonous bites in the French Settlements in India (by Dr. Paul Gouzien)] | 359 |