. Birds and nature . ickens, causesdeath within twenty seconds to seven min-utes. Brehm relates that a young Helo-derma, and in poor physical condition be-sides, was induced to bite the leg of alarge, well-fed cat, which did not die, butgave signs of prolonged terrible suffer-ings. It became dull and emaciated andnever regained its former good spirits. Among several cases of Gila Monsterbites inflicted on human beings can bequoted that of Dr. Shufeldt, who, in TheAmericanNaturalist, gave an interestingaccount of the sensations he is sufficient to say that the pain, start-ing fro
. Birds and nature . ickens, causesdeath within twenty seconds to seven min-utes. Brehm relates that a young Helo-derma, and in poor physical condition be-sides, was induced to bite the leg of alarge, well-fed cat, which did not die, butgave signs of prolonged terrible suffer-ings. It became dull and emaciated andnever regained its former good spirits. Among several cases of Gila Monsterbites inflicted on human beings can bequoted that of Dr. Shufeldt, who, in TheAmericanNaturalist, gave an interestingaccount of the sensations he is sufficient to say that the pain, start-ing from a wound on the right thumb,went like an electric shock through thewhole body and was so severe as to causethe victim to faint. Immediate treatmentprevented more serious Doctor, nevertheless, was a very sickman for several days and began to re-cover only after a week had elapsed. The constituents of the venom are asyet not thoroughly known, but it is saidto be of an alkaline nature, the opposite SI).
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