Poisonous Snakes of the World was published by the Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery as a manual for United States amphibious forces for recognizing poisionous snakes around the world . It includes instruction on what to do in case of snakebites, symptoms of snakebite, etc.
The preface of the book states "This manual is intended to serve as a training aid and as an identification guide to the most widely distributed species of dangerously venomous snakes. Information on habitat and biology of important snake species has been provided. First aid procedures in case of snakebite and suggestions for the definitive medical management of the snakebite victim are presented. There is a table of world sources of antivenins." One section of the book lists various countries of the world giving the distribution and identification of poisonous land snakes. There is also a glossary and an index at the end of the book.
Compiled by Vice Admiral R.B. Brown.
212/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs/Maps/Tables.
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