Section V: Snakes and Snake Poisoning
| Title | Section V: Snakes and Snake Poisoning |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1921 |
| Authors | Acton, HW, Knowles R |
| Editor | W. Byam, R.G. Archibald |
| Book Title | The Practice of Medicine in the Tropics |
| Volume | 1 |
| Pagination | 683-762 |
| Publisher | Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton |
| City | London |
| Accession Number | PR0000002 |
| Abstract | Classification and identification of poisonous snakes including Australian snakes; snake charmers and their art; the mechanism of the bite; the nature and toxicological action of venoms; diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of snake bite; antivenene therapy. |