If the idea of pythons slithering all around you while you are trying to relax is okay, then you might want to take a trip over to the Cebu City Zoo in the Philippines. This unconventional service is available for free and any interested person can try himself.
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One more brave volunteer covered wth the snakes
Meet your personal masseurs - Michelle, Walter, EJ and Daniel - all of them are Burmese pythons who are considered to be one of the five largest snakes in the world. The so-called spa-procedure consists of typical massage techniques administered by zoo staff members.
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First the snakes are taken our of their cages and alternately placed on a visitor's body, while he is silently lying down on a bamboo flooring in the open air. Then the 'patient' is slowly but thoroughly massaged for up to 15 minutes.
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Like all snakes, Burmese pythons are carnivorous. Their diet consists primarily of appropriately sized birds and mammals. The snake uses its sharp rearward-pointing teeth to seize its prey, then wraps its body around the prey, at the same time contracting its muscles, killing the prey by constriction.
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The snakes’ movement is believed to offer sensations that a massage therapist’s hands cannot, and being covered by the slithery serpents induces fear in customers, releasing adrenaline into the body — believed to positively affect metabolism.
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250 kg of live weight is rather difficult to hold
With four of the 5m-long snakes weighing a combined 250kg, there is no escape once the 'treatment' starts. In order to avoid accidents all the snakes are well fed - each python is fed 10 or more chickens beforehand - and volunteers are briefed on how to behave with the animals.
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Unforgettable emotions during the massage are guaranteed
Safety precautions include: do not to blow air on the snake, as this makes them nervous; do not to shout for help as the snakes can feel your vibrations and think you're prey or a predator; do not try to stand up on one's own.
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