The Oddest Closet Discovery — Uncovering the Classic “Rattlesnake” Envelope Prank

First patented in the early 1900s, the rattlesnake prank became wildly popular in the 1930s–1950s.

Sold in joke shops, magic stores, and even by mail-order catalogs, it was the original “jump scare.”

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