Treatment With Antivenine Twenty‐four Hours After a Bite by a Tiger Snake

The development of snake antivenoms in Australia

“…19 By October 1930, tiger snake antivenom had been produced; 20 its first reported use occurred at the Royal Melbourne Hospital on 18 March 1931. 21 In July 1955 Australia's second commercial snake antivenom against the taipan was released. This was followed by antivenoms for the brown snake in November 1956, death adder in December 1958, Papuan black snake in February 1959 and sea snake in December 1961.…”

“…19 By October 1930, tiger snake antivenom had been produced; 20 its first reported use occurred at the Royal Melbourne Hospital on 18 March 1931. 21…”

Antivenom research in Australia

“…12 The resultant tiger snake antivenom, released by the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) in 1930, was reported to have been used successfully by Tisdall and Sewell in 1931. 13 The next antivenom (against taipan venom) was not released until 1955. This was followed by a number of snake antivenoms between 1956 and 1962.…”