FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS. Stunt-woman Rachel Star Withers is giving Johnny Knoxville a run for his money by completing crazy stunts and pushing the boundaries of acceptable behaviour. The 29-year-old, of Indian Land, South Carolina, USA, says: ‘Doing stunts is an excuse for me to push my limits and find out what is possible. ‘I'm the kind of person who sees someone do something cool and then I want to do it too.
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
THESE BREATH-TAKING photographs show the natural beauty of Iceland's most famous waterfall .
A GIRL nicknamed JAWS by bullies who taunted her because of her underbite is em-bracing her new post-surgery life .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .