Creature Feature

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We all know that animal prints come and go, right?Â* Right?Â* It's not every season that you see stores full of cheetah spots and zebra stripes.

Same's true for shoes, of course.Â* But if you're dying to work an animal motif into your footwear without looking like a tiger impersonator, then you might try one of these.

If you're feeling the wacked-out wedge like my fellow bloggers <a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/blog/an-ode-to-wedges/" target="_blank">Shoesense</a> and <a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/blog/zincs-flashy-footwear/" target="_blank">Galligator</a>, then check out these gorgeous snakeskin patterned Terry de Havilland stunners.

<img src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/havilland1.jpg" alt="terry de havilland snakeskin wedge 1" width="275" height="350" />Â* <img src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/havilland2.jpg" alt="terry de havilland snakeskin wedge 2" width="275" height="350" />

They're 380 GBP at <a href="http://www.asos.com/Terry-De-Havilland/Terry-De-Havilland-Snake-Suede-Peep-Toe-Wedge-Sandal/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=231245&amp;clr=BlackPewter&amp ;SearchQuery=havilland&amp;sh=0" target="_blank">Asos.com</a> (yeah, that's about $760), but they'll put a sssssizzle in your ssssstep.Â* (Sorry... couldn't help myself.)

Don't want to pony up or hobble down with these 5.5 inch wedges?Â* Then snag your python print in the much more comfy <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2321118-10538037?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.6pm.com%2Fn%2Fredire ct.cgi%3Fq%3Dvz341383682z72%26zcj%3D1&amp;cjsku=72 5545170461" target="_blank">Katella Tex slip-on sneaks</a> from L.A.M.B.
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Snake not your thing?Â* Then how about going for the understated animal print look with these <a href="http://www.brownsfashion.com/product/fashion/shoes/shoes/93396.htm" target="_blank">tortoiseshell Alexander McQueen stilettos</a>.
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They won't be any friendlier on your wallet (they're 340 GBP/$680), and at 5.5 inches high, they won't do your bone structure any favors, either.Â* But they sure are pretty, ain't they?

Or skip the reptile thing altogether and go right to full-on amphibian with some fun and fishy footwear, which can be just as glam and glittery as anything snakeskin.

Take, for example, these <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2321118-10475705?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.endless.com%2Fdp%2FB 0012QY4LC%3Ftag%3Dendlesscj-20%26linkCode%3Dasn%26creativeASIN%3DB0012QY4LC&am p;cjsku=B0012QY4LC" target="_blank">$850 Zanotti's</a>.
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Bet you never thought a fish skeleton could look so good.

And since fish gotta swim, what more perfect way to wear the scaly beasts than on a pair of rain boots like these fun <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2321118-10475705?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.endless.com%2Fdp%2FB 000V4KCS0%3Ftag%3Dendlesscj-20%26linkCode%3Dasn%26creativeASIN%3DB000V4KCS0&am p;cjsku=B000V4KCS0" target="_blank">koi-patterned ones from Chooka</a> ($60 at Endless).
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But if fish aren't enough to make you <a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/blog/wear-these-with-well-deserved-pride/" target="_blank">strut your stuff</a>, then you can razzle-dazzle 'em in the rain with the <a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2321118-10475705?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.endless.com%2Fdp%2FB 000WZRZTC%3Ftag%3Dendlesscj-20%26linkCode%3Dasn%26creativeASIN%3DB000WZRZTC&am p;cjsku=B000WZRZTC" target="_blank">peacock version of those Chooka boots (only $51)</a>.
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