The Animal World of Netherlands New Guinea | Australian Venom Research Unit

Title	The Animal World of Netherlands New Guinea
Publication Type	Book Chapter
Year of Publication	Submitted
Authors	Brongersma, LD
Pagination	25-40, 70
Publisher	J.B. Wolters
City	Groningen
Accession Number	PR0000279
Abstract	About 50 species of land snake and 17 species of sea snake; one third of the land snakes venomous; only a few dangerous to man; cases of snake bite rare; very few fatal cases recorded; death adder found in Lowlands, abundant on Biak Is.; many cases of snake bite on Numfor Is.; small-eyed snake may be dangerous; some species of Pseudechis in Southern New Guinea.