PHOTOS: The mad, mad world we live in!

These 12 images prove that we truly live in an incredibly bizarre world.

There's something on your face! Palestinian Nabeel Mussa, who keeps scorpions and snakes as a hobby and eats them, has his face surrounded by a snake at his house in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Faisal Al Nasser/Reuters

Death-defying: Stunt performers ride a motorcycle and a car on the walls of the "Well of Death" at the Magh Mela fair in Allahabad. Photograph: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters

Fun in the snow! Men soar through the air on a wooden sledge during a traditional Bavarian horn sledge race, known as "Schnablerrennen", in Gaissach near Bad Toelz, Germany. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters

Smile, please! A monk looks up as he poses for a photo at a temple in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Snow-dusted: Lyubov Valiyeva, a member of the Cryophile amateur winter swimming club, sprinkles herself with snow from branches of a pine, part of her daily winter training session, on the bank of the Yenisei River, with the air temperature at about minus 33 degree Celsius in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Photograph: Ilya Naymushin/Reuters

That's what you call a wet kiss! Princess Stephanie of Monaco and her daughter Pauline Ducruet react as they pose with a sea lion during a photocall for the 41st Monte Carlo international circus festival in Monaco. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

All bundled up: A monkey used to to be photographed with tourists, wears a thick coat to protect it from cold in central Kiev, Ukraine. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Bent out of shape? An acrobat of the Luohe Acrobatic Troupe from China performs during a show to mark the start of the Chinese Lunar Year in Valletta, Malta. Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

Hair-raising: Beach goers enjoy the atmosphere at South Melbourne Beach. Temperatures reached above 30 degree Celsius across Melbourne. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

Strawed out: The three Straw Bears are led through the streets during the annual Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival parade in Whittlesey, United Kingdom. The traditional event was revived in 1980 and features a "Straw Bear" and it's children being led through the streets of the English village of Whittlesey, near Peterborough, United Kingdom. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Light 'em up: Crowds walking through the installations at the 2017 Chinese New Year Lantern Festival at Tumbalong Park in Sydney, Australia. The Festival is to celebrate the Year of the Rooster. Photograph: Julian Andrews/Getty Images