Table of contents is as follows.
Introduction and acknowledgements. Page image 7.
Chapter 1: The blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa). Page image 12.
Chapter 2: The Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus). Page image 24.
Chapter 3: An analysis of 2144 cases of envenomation by the red-back spider (Latrodectus mactans hasselti). Page image 76.
Chapter 4: Tiger snakes (Genus Notechis). Page image 82.
Chapter 5: Brown snakes (Genus Pseudonaja). Page image 101.
Chapter 6: The taipan (Genus Oxyuranus). Page image 113.
Chapter 7: The small-scaled or fierce snake (Parademansia microlepidotus) and a comparative study of its venom by two directional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Page image 124.
Chapter 8: The lethality in mice of dangerous Australian and other snake venoms. Page image 143.
Chapter 9: The detection and measurement of snake venom and a specific neurotoxin by radioimmunosassay and its application to the investigation of real and suspected cases of snake bit. Page image 155.
Chapter 10: Studies of the major Australian snake venoms in monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Page image 182.
Chapter 11: A study of antivenoms and antitoxins and the possible role of anti-complementary activity in de novo reactions. Page image 235.
Chapter 12: A preliminary review of antivenom usage in Queensland. Page image 242.
Chapter 13: The management of real and suspected cases of envenomation. Page image 247.
Chapter 14: Conclusions. Page image 307.
General bibliography. Page image 326.