The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Echidnine \E*chid"nine\ (?; 104), n. [See Echidna.] (Chem.) The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus. --Brande & C.