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An account of Indian serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel: containing descriptions and drawings of each species, together with experiments and remarks on their several poisons.

Publication Details

London: G. Nicol, 1796 CE.

First attempt at a description of Indian serpents and serpent venoms. Includes the original description of Russell’s viper, Daboia russellii. Digital facsimile from the Linda Hall LIbrary at this link.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#310
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/127
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLan-account-of-indian-serpents

Geographic Context

Publication place: London