I had to get dressed up a bit because of the Alda/Wilson thing, and so donned a nice cashmere sweater, khaki jeans, and these boots, an inexpensive pair by Dan Post, bought on eBay. Can you recognize the hide?
Biology discussion boots
November 5, 2017 • 7:15 am
The top of the foot has the pattern of the belly of a snake. Right next to it the pattern looks like how the small scales of the sides of a snake change from the large ones. I’m guessing it’s rattlesnake skin. From my time in the cowboy boot capitol of the world Texas I know rattlesnake boots were popular.
Looks like some kind of reptile but I know nothing about this.
Blue
Posted November 5, 2017 at 7:18 am |
? rattlesnake ?
Blue
Blue
Posted November 5, 2017 at 7:23 am |
… … darling by the way, even if inexpensive, Dr Coyne.
I happen to very much like snakeskin stuffs
— if, indeed, these boots are — and wear of its designing and patterning a lotta.lotta.
Blue
Ostrich.
I think so, too.
Let it not be an animal.
Must be ant, in honor of E.O.
Vinyl?
It’s ostrich leg, showing an affinity between birds and reptiles.
Triceratops?
I would have never guessed Ostrich Leg!
BTW Jerry, I spotted E.O. Wilson’s tome in the background of the pic. If you don’t mind, can you post a detailed pic of your library, and do a few posts on your favorite books? I (and probably many other readers of your blog) would love to know.
Acrochordus javanicus, the trunk snake