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08:08 October 10th, 2007

NO! I said the FEATHERED boa!

Posted by: Robert Basler
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I look at these fashion photos, and I’d like to think somebody is shooting that prequel to Snakes on a Plane, the long-rumored Snakes on a Runway.

But sadly, I know better. Truth is, the cultural gulch between fashion designers and regular people is now so wide that somebody on the other side thinks there is a market for finery to wear to those “You and your snakes are invited…” parties we keep reading about.

“It’s drizzling, honey, turn on the windshield vipers!” Here’s a slideshow.

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 Model carries a snake as she presents a creation by Di De Sant during the Pasarela Castilla y Leon Spring/Summer 2008 fashion show in Burgos, northern Spain, October 9, 2007. REUTERS/Felix Ordonez

5 comments so far

This designer will surely go down in hissssssstory for his innovative fashion designs that blend earthy tribal designs with all natural rodent control.

- Posted by Lady Weasel

…And this next outfit offers a very effective deterrent for those late night advances after a blind date…

- Posted by K

I’ve got an albino snake around here somewhere.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

If a pit viper were cross-bred with a boa, would its toxic bite be passed or would it be non-toxic like the constrictor? And, how would its owner first know?

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Is that a snake or … oh, never mind.

- Posted by John C Abell

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