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Venomous Encounters - Snakes, Vivisection and Scientific Medicine in Colonial Australia (Hardcover)
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Venomous Encounters - Snakes, Vivisection and Scientific Medicine in Colonial Australia (Hardcover)
Series: Studies in Imperialism
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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. -- .
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