Claim: The Gadsden flag was named after a snake.
Evidence: The flag is named after American general and politician Christopher Gadsden -LRB- 1724 -- 1805 -RRB- , who designed it in 1775 during the American Revolution.
Christopher Gadsden -LRB- February 16 , 1724 -- August 28 , 1805 -RRB- was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement during the American Revolution and a soldier and politician from South Carolina.