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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

Researches upon the venoms of poisonous serpents.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1886.

Mitchell (see also No. 2104) and Reichert showed that snake venom is protein, and demonstrated the presence of toxic albumins. Mitchell was one of the first to investigate snake venoms.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#2106
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/2607
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLreichert-edward-tyson

Geographic Context

Publication place: Washington, DC