Four workers clearing debris along the Great Miami River have been entertaining themselves with a frozen eight-foot snake found in Southwest Ohio on Monday. The McGraw-Kokosing Inc. workers were reportedly cleaning debris from recent floods and filling a sinkhole when they found the boa constrictor. The snake was found stretched out near a bike path along the river.

An Israeli health and beauty spa is now offering a new service for its customers - a snake massage. The treatment comprises of six non-venomous serpents massaging the client's aching muscles and stiff joints for $70. Located in northern Israel, Ada Barak's spa makes use California and Florida king snakes, corn snakes and milk snakes for the massage. Barak believes that physical contact with the reptiles can be a soothing experience.

A drought in Australia has forced thirsty snakes looking for water to migrate from the parched countryside into urban areas. Officials say it is the worst drought there in a century. Many of the snakes are poisonous and pose a threat to people. Eastern Brown snakes are among the most poisonous of the world's snakes. A 16-year-old boy in Sydney was bitten by an Eastern Brown snake and died of a heart attack shortly after, officials said.

A mother and son have been arrested in the theft of a baby boa constrictor from a pet store. The two were caught after they returned to the same pet store and asked for books on how to take care of the snake. Police say the store's surveillance video clearly shows the 15-year-old taking the 30-inch snake from its cage and hiding it with his jacket as it wrapped itself around his neck. Police say his 35-year-old mother acted as a lookout.

A group of scientists from Nanning in the southern Chinese province of Guanxi, are claiming they can predict earthquakes just by observing the behavior of snakes. The earthquake bureau in Nannning says they monitor snakes on a snake farm using 24-hour Internet video links. Scientists working for the bureau say the snakes can sense a quake from 75 miles away, up to five days before it occurs.