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 .

AN UNEMPLOYED factory worker has proved his immunity to snake venom by letting a deadly mamba bite his bare arm .

An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .

Red squirrels are well known for their intelligence and curiosity but when one snapper caught this furry little guy trying to take his own self-portrait he couldn't help but be taken aback .

MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .

A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .

A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

It’s the must-have for any true Disney fan: a Little Mermaid themed wedding .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .

An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .

A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .