[Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection

[Esther Dondorp]

 For new health and safety procedures we are tying to find out if specimens
in collections that are intrinsically poisonous can still be a hazard to
work with. Think about venomous snakes in ethanol or formalin, stone fish,
mollusks. Does anyone has experience with this? Do you have special safety
procedures for working with these type of specimens or is there really
nothing to worry about after fixation/preservation.

Many thanks!


Esther Dondorp



Collection manager Reptiles and Amphibians


T +31 (0)71 751 9313, M +31 (0)6 4870 4107
Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, The Netherlands
E estherdondorp at naturalis.nl <estherdondorp at naturalis.nl>, I
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Due to the construction of new public museum facilities, depots, labs and
offices, the zoological, geological and paleontological collections of
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden will be closed to all visitors *till
at least December 2018*.


We apologize for this inconvenience.
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