Chapter V

_Vejovis spinigeris_ 4
Velvet ant 17-18
_Vespidae_ 17
Vinegaroon 37-38

W
Walpai tiger 14
Wasps 17, 19
Western diamondback rattlesnake 25
Whip-tail scorpion 37

Y
Yellowjackets 19

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ERRATUM

On page 29, we regretfully acknowledge a typographical error. Step 3 of the cryotherapy treatment should read:

_3. Place the bitten hand or other member in the iced water well above
the point of ligation._

Transcriber’s Notes

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook
is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by
_underscores_.

—Silently corrected a few typos.

—Tweaked the order of the Table of Contents to match the text.

—Incorporated the “erratum” (from an inserted slip) into the text. The
erroneous Step 3 replicated Step 2.

—Inserted references to unreferenced endnotes at apparently-appropriate
places.