Mixture of toxins and other substances secreted by an animal for the purpose of causing harm to another

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A mechanical account of poisons in several essays / By Richard Mead.

Directions for using 'Stypven' Russell Viper Venom (not for injection).

The Thanatophidia of India : being a description of the venomous snakes of the Indian Peninsula, with an account of the influence of their poison on life, and a series of experiments / by J. Fayrer.

Traité sur le vénin de la vipere, sur les poisons americains, sur le laurier-cerise et sur quelques autres poisons végetau / [Tr. by J. d'Arcet.] On y a joint des observations sur la structure primitive du corps animal. Différentes expériences sur la reproduction des nerfs, et la description d'un nouveau canal de l'œil. Par M.r Felix Fontana ... [Ed. by J. Gibelin].

Méthode de traiter les morsures des animaux enragés, et de la vipère; suivie d'un précis sur la pustule maligne / Par m. Enaux ... et par m. Chaussier.

Researches on Australian venoms : snake-bite, snake-venom and antivenine the poison of the platypus the poison of the red-spotted spider / by Frank Tidswell.

Note on the effect of various substances in destroying the activity of cobra poison / by T. Lauder Brunton and J. Fayrer.

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A mechanical account of poisons in several essays / By Richard Mead.

A mechanical account of poisons in several essays / By Richard Mead.

Méthode de traiter les morsures des animaux enragés, et de la vipère; suivie d'un précis sur la pustule maligne / Par m. Enaux ... et par m. Chaussier.

Researches on Australian venoms : snake-bite, snake-venom and antivenine the poison of the platypus the poison of the red-spotted spider / by Frank Tidswell.

Note on the effect of various substances in destroying the activity of cobra poison / by T. Lauder Brunton and J. Fayrer.