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Venomous encounters
2017
Overview
How do we know which snakes are dangerous? This seemingly simple
question caused constant concern for the white settlers who
colonised Australia after 1788. Facing a multitude of serpents in
the bush, their fields and their homes, colonists wanted to know
which were the harmful species and what to do when bitten. But who
could provide this expertise? Liberally illustrated with period
images, Venomous Encounters argues that much of the
knowledge about which snakes were deadly was created by observing
snakebite in domesticated creatures, from dogs to cattle.
Originally accidental, by the middle of the nineteenth century this
process became deliberate. Doctors, naturalists and amateur
antidote sellers all caused snakes to bite familiar creatures in
order to demonstrate the effects of venom - and the often erratic
impact of 'cures'. In exploring this culture of colonial
vivisection, Venomous Encounters asks fundamental
questions about human-animal relationships and the nature of modern
medicine.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Subject
ISBN
9781526101440, 1526101440
