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Experiments with Cobra-venom on Innocent Snakes.
| Experiment No. |
SPECIES OF SNAKE. | Length of Snake in inches. |
Amount of Venom inject- ed (approxi- mately). |
Result. | Duration of life from time of injection. |
Post-mortem examination. |
REMARKS. |
| XXV | Ablabes rapii | 18½ | ½ grain | Died | 95 mins. | Very slight streak capil- lary hæmor- rhage at seat of injection. |
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| XXVI | Simotes bicatenatus | 26 | ¼ gr. and after 4 days 1 ½ grs. |
Doubt- ful. |
Doubtful | ...... | A very strong thick- set snake. Was still alive, although very sluggish se- cond day after last injection, or sixth day after first in- jection. |
| XXVII | Tropidonotus subminia- tus. |
22½ | ½ gr. | Died | 11 hours | No obvious exudation or discoloration at site of in- jection. |
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| Simotes bicatenatus | 8¼ | 1/3 gr. | ,, | 2¾,, | None made. | ||
| XXVIII | |||||||
| Dipsas gokool | 28½ | 1¼ grs. | „ | 3¾ „ | ,, | ||
| XXIX | |||||||
| Dipsas gokool | 30¼ | 1¼ „ | ,, | 4,, | ,, | ||
| XXX | |||||||
| XXXI | Simotes bicatenatus | 24½ | 2 „ | „ | 1¾ days. | Very slight in- flammatory ex- udation, but no softening at site of in- jection. Vis- cera general- ly congested, intestines in- jected. No bloody fluid in cavities. |
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| XXXII | Dipsas hexagonata | 32½ | ¾ gr. | „ | 5 hours. | None made. | |
| XXXIII | Dendrophis pictus | 33½ | ¾ ,, | ,, | 55 minutes | ,, | |
| XXXIV | Tropidonotus subminia- tus. |
30½ | 1 1/3 grs. | „ | 55 ,, | ,, | |
| XXXV | Tropidonotus quincun- ciatus. |
17 5/8 | ½ gr. | „ | 10 hours | At site of injec- tion slight swelling from exudation, but no hæmo- rrhage. |
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| XXXVI | Uropeltis, sp. | 15 | ½ „ | „ | 65 mins. | None made | A young specimen. |
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