text: GORGEOUS shoe; beautiful deep blood red color.  The snake embossed leather is nice, although no one will mistake it for actual snakeskin.  The only complaint I have - but it's a HUGE one - is in the design of the padded footbed.  It is amazingly soft and thick, and at first glance appears to be a MOST comfy shoe.  However, the problem lies in the fact that the padding doesn't span the entire bottom of the shoe.  It stops shy of the edge by about 1/8 of an inch all around, including the toe box.  So, when you stand in the shoe, the ball of your foot actually misses the padded portion and lands in a rock-hard valley between the padding and the wall of the shoe. Also, toes slip on and off the padding as weight is distributed during a step.  They are beautiful, but totally unwearable.  I am REALLY disappointed!