A snake coiled up on a bed of grass, ready to strike, in front of a yellow background with the words in all capitals "DONT TREAD ON ME". Also known as the Gadsden flag, it was named after Colonel ...

For the third year in a row, the "Don't Tread on Me" plate with the coiled snake from the historic Gadsden Flag — created as a cry for independence during American Revolutionary War days — is ...