On the Rendering of Animals Immune Against the Venom of the Cobra and Other Serpents; and on the Antidotal Properties of the Blood-Serum of the Immunized
| Title | On the Rendering of Animals Immune Against the Venom of the Cobra and Other Serpents; and on the Antidotal Properties of the Blood-Serum of the Immunized |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1895 |
| Authors | Fraser, TR |
| Journal | Animals, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| Volume | 20 |
| Pagination | 448-464 |
| Type of Article | Journal Article |
| Accession Number | PR0000457 |
| Abstract | General comments about snakes; immunity of snakes to their own venom; gift of Australian venoms from Thomas Bancroft; production of immune serum; experiments with venoms of the cobra (Naja tripudians), Crotalus horridus, Sepedon haemachates and a large unidentified snake from Diamantina, S.Aust.; lethal dose for rabbits; immunization of animals with the four venoms; experiments with serum from a rabbit immune to cobra venom show that it gives some protection against the other venoms; a horse is being injected with cobra venom to produce an antivenene. |