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Left, poisonous fang of an asp viper; right, head of an adder, with mouth wide open and tongue protruding. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.
Ruprecht, H.J.Date: [1877]Reference: 578956i
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Anatomy of snakes: eight figures, including scales, a fang, the tails of a boa and a columber snake, and the heads of three species, including a rattle snake, all shown with open jaws. Line engraving after a drawing by S. Edwards (?), 1809.
Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819.Date: Feb. 1 1809Reference: 571519i
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Snake venoms : their physiological action and antidote / by George Lamb.
Lamb, George, 1869-1911.Date: [1903]
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About method : experimenters, snake venom, and the history of writing scientifically / Jutta Schickore.
Schickore, JuttaDate: 2017
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The subtle beast : snakes, from myth to medicine / André Ménez.
Ménez, A. (André)Date: 2003
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Are venomous snakes auto-toxic? : an inquiry into the effect of serpent-venom upon the serpents themselves / by L.A. Waddell.
Waddell, L. A. (Laurence Austine), 1854-1938.Date: 1889
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Immunisation against serpents' venom and the treatment of snake-bite with antivenene / an address delivered by Professor Fraser on Friday, March 20, 1896.
Date: 1896
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Acute degenerative changes in the nervous system, as illustrated by snake-venom poisoning / by Walter K. Hunter.
Hunter, Walter King.Date: 1910
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Baldi Angeli, Abbatii med: physici Eugubini De admirabili viperæ natura & de mirificis ejusdem facultatibus.
Abbatius, Baldus Angelus, active 1590.Date: MDCLX. [1660]
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Death in the jungle : Joe Slowinski 'lived by the snake and died by the snake'... how could a man with such a vast knowledge of his subject fall careless victim to one of the world's most venomous snakes? / by Richard Grant ; photographs by Mark Moffett.
Grant, Richard.Date: [2002]
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Indian snakes and their poison / [J.] Fayrer.
Fayrer, Joseph, Sir, 1824-1907.Date: [1884]
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On snake-poison : Its action and its antidote / By A. Mueller.
Mueller, A.Date: 1893
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Nouvelles experiences sur la vipere : ou l'on verra vne description exacte de toutes ses parties, la source de son venin, ses divers effets, & les remedes exquis que les artistes peuvent tirer du corps de cet animal : avec vne Suite des nouvelles experiences sur la vipere, et vne dissertation sur son venin, pour servir de replique à vne lettre que monsieur Francois Redi ... a écrite à messieurs Bourdelot & Morus impriḿee à Florence en l'année 1670 / par Moyse Charas.
Charas, Moyse, 1619-1698.Date: MDCLXXII [1672]
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Die Giftschlangen der Erde : Wirkungen und Antigenität der Gifte, Therapie von Giftschlangenbissen der Farbwerke Hoechst AG. zum 100 jährigen Bestehen gewidmet.
Date: 1963
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On serpent-worship and on the venomous snakes of India / by Sir Joseph Fayrer.
Fayrer, Joseph, Sir, 1824-1907.Date: 1892?]
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Snake venom poisoning / Findlay E. Russell.
Russell, Findlay E.Date: [1980], ©1980
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On serpent-worship and on the venomous snakes of India / by Sir Joseph Fayrer.
Fayrer, Sir Joseph, 1824-1907.Date: [1892?]
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Dissertatio inauguralis medica, de curis viperinis ... / auctor Theophilus Conradus Christianus Storr.
Storr, Gottlieb Konrad Christian, 1749-1821.Date: [1768]
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Snake charmer and family. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28567i
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Italy: two men try to kill a snake with a boulder; a woman flees from it, but her dog wants to look at it. Etching by M. Ricci.
Ricci, Marco, 1676-1729.Date: [1730]Reference: 2925079i
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Poisoned. Part 5, Rare scares.
Date: 2000
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The infant Hercules strangling two snakes. Etching by J. Frey after Annibale Carracci.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 2853398i
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Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28538i
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The landmarks of snake-poison literature : being a review of the more important researches into the nature of snake-poisons ... / [Vincent Richards].
Richards, Vincent.Date: 1886
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Indian snake poisons : their nature and effects / by A.J. Wall.
Date: 1883

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Left, poisonous fang of an asp viper; right, head of an adder, with mouth wide open and tongue protruding. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.

Anatomy of snakes: eight figures, including scales, a fang, the tails of a boa and a columber snake, and the heads of three species, including a rattle snake, all shown with open jaws. Line engraving after a drawing by S. Edwards (?), 1809.

Snake venoms : their physiological action and antidote / by George Lamb.

About method : experimenters, snake venom, and the history of writing scientifically / Jutta Schickore.

The subtle beast : snakes, from myth to medicine / André Ménez.

Are venomous snakes auto-toxic? : an inquiry into the effect of serpent-venom upon the serpents themselves / by L.A. Waddell.

Immunisation against serpents' venom and the treatment of snake-bite with antivenene / an address delivered by Professor Fraser on Friday, March 20, 1896.

Acute degenerative changes in the nervous system, as illustrated by snake-venom poisoning / by Walter K. Hunter.

Baldi Angeli, Abbatii med: physici Eugubini De admirabili viperæ natura & de mirificis ejusdem facultatibus.

Death in the jungle : Joe Slowinski 'lived by the snake and died by the snake'... how could a man with such a vast knowledge of his subject fall careless victim to one of the world's most venomous snakes? / by Richard Grant ; photographs by Mark Moffett.

Indian snakes and their poison / [J.] Fayrer.

On snake-poison : Its action and its antidote / By A. Mueller.

Die Giftschlangen der Erde : Wirkungen und Antigenität der Gifte, Therapie von Giftschlangenbissen der Farbwerke Hoechst AG. zum 100 jährigen Bestehen gewidmet.

On serpent-worship and on the venomous snakes of India / by Sir Joseph Fayrer.

Snake venom poisoning / Findlay E. Russell.

On serpent-worship and on the venomous snakes of India / by Sir Joseph Fayrer.

Dissertatio inauguralis medica, de curis viperinis ... / auctor Theophilus Conradus Christianus Storr.

Snake charmer and family. Gouache drawing.

Italy: two men try to kill a snake with a boulder; a woman flees from it, but her dog wants to look at it. Etching by M. Ricci.

Poisoned. Part 5, Rare scares.

The infant Hercules strangling two snakes. Etching by J. Frey after Annibale Carracci.

Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.

The landmarks of snake-poison literature : being a review of the more important researches into the nature of snake-poisons ... / [Vincent Richards].

Indian snake poisons : their nature and effects / by A.J. Wall.