The Gadsden Flag functions a rattlesnake coiled on a yellow discipline with the word "Don't Tread on Me

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The Gadsden Flag points a rattlesnake coiled on a yellow area with the word "Don't Tread on Me." It originated in colonial America as a symbol of resistance opposed to British oppression all through the American Revolution.