Both
crocodile boots and alligator skin boots are of an exotic quality. But they are much similar in texture and appearance which becomes hard to tell one from the other. The few basic aspects in which crocodile leather differs from alligator skin have been listed below:
- The tile patterns in alligator boots are less uniformed, more scarred and with tiny, uneven lines that appear as cracks. Crocodile leather has a more uniform tile pattern as well as a distinct small dot on each tile.
- If the boots are using the horn-back cut instead of the belly-cut, they become easily distinguishable in terms of material. While alligator skin has two horns in two rows, crocodiles have two lines of four and two horns respectively. These horns appear as small scaly bumps, not pointed or sharp but with blunt, low-rise edges.
- Both the beasts have umbilical scars but in different patterns. In case of an alligator, the scars are webbed and elongated, running between the tiles. These scars look like a denser network of lines, running randomly, forming an indefinite shape. In case of a crocodile, these scars are not so prominent.
Both the skins are equally good in appearance and quality but if you would rather prefer one over the other, these basic physical differences would be quite handy.
