NEW YORK:

Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow maintains her youthful look by smearing a snake venom cream on her face.

A source tells New York Post newspaper that the cream is “a rare serpent poison cream” which the actress picks up regularly at her local spa, contactmusic.com reported.

The Oscar-winning, 34-year-old svelte actress has acted in around 40 films and has landed some memorable performances in films like Shakespeare in Love, Emma and Great Expectations.