Teachers and administrators at commencement place their tassels on the left. Traditionally, the moving of the tassel at graduation is called, turning the tassel or the turning of the tassel ceremony.. It symbolizes one's transition from candidate to graduate.
Bailey, D., Bailey, S. & Hufford, M. (1996) Copperheads Smell Like Cucumbers. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/cmns001450/. Bailey, Dave, Sherman Bailey, and Mary Hufford.
Copperheads are usually colorful and strikingly patterned snakes. The background color of the back and sides is tan to pinkish. There are darker, chestnut colored bands across the back and sides. Each hourglass shaped band is of varying width.