Spa is very beneficial for the aching muscles. Snake spa is the recent addition in the long list of various types of beauty and health spas available around the world.

Ada Barak's snake spa, in Talmei Elazar, northern Israel is offering a unique massage by snakes in just £40 ($70). Special snakes such as California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes are used for the massage. The size of the snakes used during the massage depends on the type of massage an individual needs, as the larger reptiles are used to alleviate “deeper muscle tensions” while the smaller ones give a lighter touch on delicate parts such as face.

Ms Ada Barak said that she found that her friends seemed quite relaxed after holding her petdefine snakes in their hands. She said some of the individuals even commented that holding snakes in their hands actually made them feel more relaxed and better.

She stressed that the physical contact with the snakes can be stress relieving and revealed that her snakes are able to give massage as their slithering causes a rubbing sensation on the body.