In December 1860, the Macon Daily Telegraph reported that a rattlesnake flag with “Don’t Tread on Me” had been raised by the Rev. J.R. Willis at a pro-secession rally in Indian Springs, Ga.

The Gadsden Flag – perhaps the most-famous of America’s pre-Independence banners (a revised, striped version of which presently flies on all U.S. Navy warships) – may soon be branded a ...

On their flag, they used a coiled rattlesnake along with the "Don't Tread on Me" motto and a phrase from Patrick Henry's famous words, "Liberty or Death." In January 1776, ...

Flags with a rattlesnake theme also gained increasing prestige with colonists. The slogan "Don't Tread on Me" almost invariably appeared on rattlesnake flags.

Around the state, Oklahomans have a number of flags displayed on vehicles and clothing. Here's the story behind some of the ...

Virginia's Rattlesnake Flag: Coiled and Ready to Strike. By Eugene Scheel. June 7, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. The green landscape of spring has been dotted lately with U.S. flags and banners, ...

The design of the plate originates from the Gadsden Flag, a Revolutionary War symbol styled around the rattlesnake. The rattlesnake, which is both deadly and native to the Americas, is coiled, a ...

And the snake flag lived a relatively quiet existence as a symbol for Libertarians and others who opposed nanny government. But after Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, the snake returned ...