What is your greatest fear – sharks, heights, embarrassment? Mine is snakes. Terrified of them. Quick shots of slithering serpents on TV cause me to fly into the other room in terror. I keep throw pillows on my couch, not for comfort as much as for shielding my eyes when I click past the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet.

Despite this instinctual hatred for snakes, I have fallen hopelessly in love with the snake skinned Sam Edelman Candela flats.  Oh my goodness, these shoes are too cute, too dazzling and too perfect for spring.

I can’t decide which of the spring 09 colors I like the best – the red or blue. The genuine snakeskin upper is a bit fierce and wild, but the cute leather bow trim on the toe makes it dainty and perfect for peaking out from under a pair of dark jeans. I definitely won’t be letting my fears keep me from adding these flats to my Spring wardrobe wish list.