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.

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 ...

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 ...

Footage of a 12-year-old student being told they must remove a Gadsden flag patch from their bag due to "its origins with slavery" went viral on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday, racking up more ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis says a plate featuring the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag sends a "clear message to out-of-state cars." Others say the flag symbolizes a dangerous far-right extremist ideology.