A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .

At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .

Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .

STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .

LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .

A woman has told how she saved the life of her own rapist after he overdosed on pills shortly after attacking her .

MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .

This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .

A nine year old girl nearly lost her leg after doctors initially misdiagnosed her bone cancer as a pulled muscle .

Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .

FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .

PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .