Havana, Cuba: A man repairs an old car.

Havana, Cuba: A man carries his pet snake around his neck.

Matanzas, Cuba: A crocodile rests at a breeding centre in the Zapata Swamp Biosphere Reserve Park.

HUNGER STRIKE: Cuban dissident and journalist Guillermo Farinas completed a week-long hunger strike Tuesday. He was calling for the release of the country’s political prisoners. Mr. Farinas was rushed to a hospital in central Cuba after losing consciousness, a family spokeswoman said Wednesday. (Alejandro Ernesto/European Pressphoto Agency)

A girl stands next to graffiti that reads “Viva Fidel” (Long live Fidel), in Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio February 23, 2010.