Rattly
Rattly the Rattlesnake is one of the many Animal Buddies found in the Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Land series. Premiering in Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Donkey Kong Land 2, Rattly has the ability to jump extremely high, and is similar to Winky the Frog. Rattly is coiled like a spring, and as such, he can compress himself, storing potential energy. When this energy is released, he can reach extreme heights.
Like Rambi the Rhino and Enguarde the Swordfish, Rattly has a Supercharge. Rattly’s supercharge allows him to charge his jumping ability so that he can reach the highest of heights.
Interestingly enough, Rattly is the first animal buddy in the Donkey Kong series to appear in a barrel, instead of crate. As such, Rattly is the first Animal Buddy that could be controlled independently of the Kongs.
Strangely, despite being called a Rattlesnake, Rattly does not have a rattle on his tail.
While Rattly himself don't appear in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble, his crate appears in the background of the level "Barrel Shield Bust-Up".
