On Snakebite

TitleOn Snakebite
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1893
AuthorsBancroft, TL
JournalAustralasian Medical Gazette
Volume12
Pagination43-45
Type of ArticleJournal Article
Accession NumberPR0000195
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.