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 The larger snakes concentrate on the belly or back and give more of a kneading effect, while the smaller ones go off and explore other places like, oh, your face. Seriously, watch as the snakes slither across a guy's eyes at around 0:46 in this video, if you dare. 
 
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 Any judge would consider tickling her right now attempted murder. 
 
 While the snakes are all nonvenomous, we certainly understand if this freaks you out instead of soothing you -- we can think of dozens of other animals that are more qualified to massage people. The elephant, by the way, isn't one of them. 
 
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 But nobody tell this girl. 
 
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 In Thailand, elephants are trained to do a number of things, from playing soccer to using instruments to stepping on the backs of defenseless tourists, apparently. The Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai features elephants of the latter type: While you lay on your face, the elephant will place its foot on your back to "help ease your stress." Ninety percent of that stress, of course, comes from the fact that you just saw an approaching wild animal that is capable of crushing you like a slug. 
 
 Sometimes the tourists are given the impression that a baby elephant will be doing the stepping, only for it to be switched to an adult one when it's too late to turn back. You know, for comic effect. Yeah, Thailand doesn't do "relaxing" very well. And that might just explain ... ||||| Emoya Game & Nature Reserve 
 
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 The vampire facial was only supposed to sound scary. Sure, it involves extracting the patient's own blood, isolating the platelet-rich plasma by spinning it in a centrifuge and then re-injecting it into the face. But the results are touted to be rejuvenated, smooth and supple skin, not an HIV or hepatitis scare, as clients of the VIP Spa in Albuquerque, N.M., are now facing. 
 
 Health officials say those who received the vampire facial there — or any other type of injection-related service — at the spa between May and June 2018 were potentially put at risk of contracting a blood-borne disease. 
 
 The New Mexico Department of Health is urging them to come for free HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing as well as free counseling. 
 
 The department was tipped off after a spa client "developed an infection that may have resulted from a procedure performed by the VIP Spa." 
 
 Health and state regulatory officials performed an inspection and found problems with needle storage, handling and disposal. 
 
 A health department spokesman told NPR while it is still early in the investigation, no other infections have been identified. 
 
 KOAT-TV reports the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department said spa owner Luly Ruiz was not licensed to perform the procedure because she is not a medical professional. 
 
 Ruiz defended her use of the treatment, saying she only uses disposable needles. 
 
 "I open them in front of my clients every time they come," Ruiz told the Albuquerque station. 
 
 She added that she is cooperating with state officials and encourages clients who are worried to get tested. 
 
 "I want everybody to be sure, everybody to be happy and to know they don't have anything," Ruiz told the station. 
 
 For now, the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department has shut down the facility while an investigation is ongoing. A hearing is scheduled Friday in the case. 
 
 Vampire facials have been growing in popularity, thanks in part to selfie-happy celebrities touting their benefits. 
 
 Dr. Joshua Zeichner, assistant professor of dermatology at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital writes that "the platelet-rich plasma contains growth factors that have been purported to stimulate the growth of collagen and healthy skin cells." He adds that the procedure is safe even though pain and bruising may occur. 
 
 Doctors, especially in sports medicine, have also used the treatment — known as platelet-rich plasma therapy — in a bid to soothe inflamed tissue and help injuries recover faster. 
 
 The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says lab studies show "the increased concentration of growth factors in PRP can potentially speed up the healing process."
– Facials, mani-pedis, and massages are so passé for the insanely rich—or the insane and rich, Cracked reports. Here's the new normal among bizarre spa treatments: A plant farm in northern Israel offers the full-body snake massage for $70. Bigger snakes will knead the belly or back while smaller ones wiggle around your face. (Time offers a video.) The Chiang Mal Women's Correctional Institution in Thailand offers a massage—from a fully trained inmate. "In this case, 'happy ending' means nobody got murdered," quips Cracked. A wine spa in Japan allows you to swim in hot booze, tea, or coffee. The spa's website notes that green tea is an effective antioxidant, and Cleopatra bathed in wine. As for the coffee spa, it will "perk up your senses." Chinese "fire cupping" is said to alleviate many physical problems, including congestion, bad circulation, and menstrual pains. Only problem: It involves lighting fires inside glass bulbs and sticking them to your back. The result resembles a minefield of red bruises. For more spa freakiness, click here.