Rattlesnake Jake

Rattlesnake Jake is the (former) secondary antagonist of the Paramount/Nickelodeon film, Rango.

he is voiced by Bill Nighy

Appearance
Jake is a western diamonback rattlesnake, and he has literally the same appearance of the real species. He has also the typical fangs of the rattlesnakes, which contain deadly venom, and a snake black tongue. His eyes are red with some yellow-orange parts, and he has a "moustache" made by some black scales on his upper lip. He has a black cowboy hat on his head and a lot of bullet bands on his body. A gattling gun artificial rattle replaces his natural rattle, which he surely have lost in a battle with The Hawk.

Role
Rattlesnake Jake debuts when Rango try to calm Dirt's people and his friends, on that point the outlaw mercenary arrives in the town and start to try begin a fight with Rango. He mockingly asks to Rango of shot him with his pistol with one shot (thing who the sheriff say of being able to do) but Rango shows of being scared to shoot him and Jake reveal to the people who Rango lying about his adventures humiliating him and call him a "trickster" and "coward", then he haunt away from the town Rango and start to rule the town with the Major and his henchmens. At that point Jake and Major John kidnaps Rango's love interest, the female iguana Beans, and Major John try to convince her to gave to him his family's ranch and call his father a "bergain". This make Beans angry and her throws the water on Major John face and refuses to gave to him his ranch. Then Jake threatens Beans and try to force her to gave his ranch to the Major but an answer Beans insult him and refuses but then Jake prepares to kill Beans. However before he can kill her Rango returns and stop him, Jake exit from the caveu and they start to fight for Dirt. Jake finds out who Rango tricked him to making him going on the point where the water exit and on that point thanks to Rango and the moles the water back to Dirt and then Jake is flushed away making him fall much away from the city. However Jake stop to falling and finish again to Dirt right in front of Rango and Jake say to him who he is going to kill him with his guins but Rango say who he having a hawk as an ally. Jake escape scared and try to repair but discovers who is not a hawk but only bats and start to shoot to them despite the moles luckily escaping alive to safe but Jake discovers who was only a method from making him distrappted and making finish his gun's shots, on that moment Rango say who he is going to kill him with his pistol and with only one shot, Jake say to him who he not have the courage to do that but when Rango say "try me" with killer's eyes he understand who he now have the courage for killing him, Jake is shocked and is surprised from the craftiness and intelligence of Rango and start to respect him. The major try to betray Jake and try to kill him but Rango have the one bullet and use that to free himself and Beans. Rango, Beans, Jake, Major John and his henchmens fall out the sink bank and finish in the street of the town where Rango face the treacherous Major John who cowardly try to convince Rango to leave him alone but Rango gave the evil Major John to a revengful Jake who after having see the one bullet he riconcile with Rango and respects him saying to him "One bullet, I take my hat to, one legend to another" and then he angrily take the Major and take him with him in desert and out of town where he will kill him for his betrayal.