Venomous cobra retained to patrol ugly expensive shoes at Harrods
Harrods, the London department store, rented a poisonous cobra to do guard duty at the launch of a pair of £62,000 sandals, proving that tacky displays of wealth and the herpephilia are not mutually exclusive.A spokeswoman for Harrods admitted that the cobra had been hired strictly for Monday's launch of the shoe collection.Link (Thanks, Virtual Tours!)"The snake has now been returned to its owner," she said.
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