On Snakebite
| Title | On Snakebite |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1893 |
| Authors | Bancroft, TL |
| Journal | Australasian Medical Gazette |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pagination | 43-45 |
| Type of Article | Journal Article |
| Accession Number | PR0000195 |
| Abstract | Comments on black snake (red-bellied) venom; its supposed mode of action; its local effects in dogs; Halford's theory of snake poisoning; experiments on excision of venom glands; attempts to render guinea-pigs immune by injecting snake blood; treatment of snake bite - strychnine, excision etc. Discussion of the paper (pp.45-46) relates to Mueller's claims for his strychnine treatment. |