Photos of the Day: A Reticulated Python and a Giant Tortoise

Berlin, Germany

Advertisements for a new line of vegetarian sweets feature a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf and three non-covered women at Hauptbahnhof railway station. The campaign has resulted in protests on social media by critics claiming the campaign promotes the suppression of women’s rights and encourages the “Islamization” of Germany
Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Cernier, Switzerland

Professional firefighters handle a reticulated python during a snake training class
Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA