Juergen Freund / Close-up of a Horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) resting its head on its coils. Queensland, Australia, February

Juergen Freund / Olive python (Liasis olivaceus) perched on top of a termite mound. Many pythons shelter in hollow termite mounds when not hunting. Queensland, Australia, February

Alex Hyde / Close up of coiled tail of Parson's chameleon {Calumma parsonii} showing scales and strong green colouration. Tropical rainforest, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Tony Heald / Long nosed / Oriental Whip Snake [Ahaetulla prasina] Bako National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, September

Alex Mustard / High magnification detail of filter feeding appendage of Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Pal Hermansen / Romanesco broccoli (Brassica oleracea) close up, bred by crossing between cauliflower and broccoli

Pal Hermansen / Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) cross section showing leaf spiral.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Sasha Takui, a Chukchi reindeer herder, coils up his lasso, while out working with his reindeer at their autumn pastures. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia, August 2013.

Michael D. Kern / Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) captive, native to South East Asia.

MYN / Seth Patterson / Texas night snake (Hypsiglena torquata jani) coiled, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Tony Phelps / (Albuca concordiana) plant, DeHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa.

MYN / Brady Beck / Pygmy / Pigmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarus) Scotland County, North Carolina, USA, May, meetyourneighboursproject.net