Don't Tread on Me -- Seriously, Now (IMAGE)

University of South Carolina

Don't Tread on Me -- Seriously, Now

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The eastern diamondback rattlesnake might be in the twilight of its very existence. A famous emblem of revolutionary-era America featured on the "Don't Tread on Me" flag, the eastern diamondback has had its habitat reduced to just 3 percent of what it was when Europeans first arrived.

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