INTRODUCTION 4
PRECAUTIONS AT HOME 5
PROTECTION IN THE FIELD 7
RECOGNIZING THE POISONOUS KINDS 8
THE PIT VIPERS 12
THE COPPERHEADS 13
Southern 14
Northern 16
Broadbanded 18
Trans-Pecos 20
THE COTTONMOUTH 22
Western Cottonmouth 22
THE RATTLESNAKES 25
Western Massasauga 26
Western Pigmy 28
Western Diamondback 30
Timber 34
Canebrake 36
Banded Rock 38
Mottled Rock 40
Blacktailed 42
Mojave 44
Prairie 46
THE ELAPID SNAKES 48
Texas Coral 48
VENOMS 52
DIAGNOSING THE BITE 53
SEVERITY OF THE BITE 54
FIRST AID TREATMENT 55
SUGGESTIONS TO PHYSICIANS 57
BIBLIOGRAPHY 61
FILMS 62