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The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field showing a timber rattlesnake and the words: “Don’t Tread on Me.”

They can even handle the bite from venomous snakes such as cottonmouths, timber rattlesnakes and copperheads.

Mr. Martin gained his expertise regarding the eastern timber rattlesnake in the woods and rock fields, largely alone.

The endangered eastern massasauga and the timber rattlesnake are the only venomous species native to Wisconsin.

During a June 2015 church service, Coots had draped a timber rattlesnake, as thick as a soda can, halfway down his back as congregants shouted and a piano tinkled.