. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM Ligatures tied to prevent snake poison spreading through the blood to the heart. The dots represent bite marks. Throughout the world there are many medical men who are making in- vestigations and experiments with venoms with the object of finding an absolute antidote, one that will act suc- cessfully against poisoning and death from snake bite, no matter what species of snake inflicts the bite. A vast amount of valuable information has been supplied during the last few years. In Australia the most dreaded speci
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM Ligatures tied to prevent snake poison spreading through the blood to the heart. The dots represent bite marks. Throughout the world there are many medical men who are making in- vestigations and experiments with venoms with the object of finding an absolute antidote, one that will act suc- cessfully against poisoning and death from snake bite, no matter what species of snake inflicts the bite. A vast amount of valuable information has been supplied during the last few years. In Australia the most dreaded species of snake is the Death Adder, and rightly too, for over 50 per cent, of persons bitten by this snake suc- cumb to the venom. The Tiger Snake comes next with a ratio of 45 per cent deaths to bites inflicted; while the Brown Snake is much less deadly, the ])ercentage of deaths from its bites being about eighteen. The Black Snake has very few deaths recorded against it at all, although the majority of bites are from this species. In this country a fair number of fatalities from "snake bite" occur every year; in many cases, lives which have been lost could have been saved if proper treatment had been given. Some of the improper treatments one hears of, however, such as chopping ofT a finger or a toe, cutting out lumps of flesh, knocking a patient about to keep him awake, and other equally harsh operations, are absolutely un- necessary, and often dangerous, and my effort here is to save all this as well as a few lives, by giving a safe and sure remedy, one that is within the reach of all, and if carried out quickly and correctly, should never fail in cases of bites from any of our Australian snakes. Anyone who moves about where he is likely to come in contact with venomous snakes, or any home situ- ated near where these reptiles abound, should have the following essentials: (I ) crystals of permanganate of potash, (2) a small, sharp knife or lance, (3) and some string, e
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