Pictures of the day: May 4, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

Snakes cover a wooden statue of Saint Domenico during a procession in Cocullo, central Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

Martin Herrera, 58, who has had a love for roosters since his childhood, and has spent the last 20 years domesticating and training them, poses with his favorite rooster "Paquito" around other roosters in his house in San Jose, Costa Rica. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fisherman casts his fishing net into the waters of the Atlantic sea at Meireles beach in Fortaleza, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Saad Mohammed rolls down what he says is the largest handwritten version of Quran in the world measuring around 700 metres long, the town of Belqina, north of Cairo, Egypt. PHOTO: REUTERS

The West Mims fire burns in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Israeli children look through binoculars during a display of Israeli Defence Forces equipment and abilities, as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 69th anniversary, in the southern city of Sderot, Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS

Internally displaced Syrian children who fled Raqqa city, play inside a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

People jog at Iracema beach in Fortaleza, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man collects recyclable items at a rubbish dump site on the outskirts of Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescue workers try to resuscitate a coal miner after he was pulled out from a mine in Azadshahr, in northern Iran, following an explosion leaving dozens of miners trapped. PHOTO: AFP

A displaced Syrian child, who fled the countryside surrounding the Islamic State (IS) group stronghold of Raqa, looks on at a temporary camp in the village of Ain Issa. PHOTO: AFP

A streak of light trails off into the night sky as the US military test fires an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, some 130 miles (209 kms) northwest of Los Angeles, California. PHOTO: AFP

A seagull flies close to the Orthodox Nativity Cathedral during sunrise in the town of Glubokoye, some 170 km northwest of Minsk. PHOTO: AFP