The Office of Behavioral Health maintains two state psychiatric hospitals at Central Louisiana State Hospital (CLSH) in Pineville, LA, and the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System (ELMHS) in Jackson, LA.
A snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake. It often results in two puncture wounds from the animal's fangs. Sometimes poisoning from the bite may occur.This may result in redness, swelling, and severe pain at the area, which may take up to an hour to appear. snakebite is an injury caused by the bite of a snake. It often results in two puncture wounds from the animal's fangs. Sometimes poisoning from the bite may occur.
Copyright Â© 1991 by American International Rattlesnake Museum [Back to the Snake Info Page] [Rattlesnake Museum Home Page]. All of our pit vipers can bite and effectively inject venom from almost any position. Up, down, or sideways. They need not take time to coil before striking out.They can turn and bite  while they are moving, if they are stretched out immobile or if they are forcibly restrained and have sufficient length left to reach their objective. They can bite in or under water.Although they may not be able to strike very far because of the lack of resistance. When they realize a potential hazard is near and they feel they cannot escape, most pit vipers will move swiftly into a defensive coil. From this position they can deliver their most effective strike.Normally they do not reach out more than one-third to one-half of their own length.hey can bite in or under water. Although they may not be able to strike very far because of the lack of resistance. When they realize a potential hazard is near and they feel they cannot escape, most pit vipers will move swiftly into a defensive coil.