Burrowing Snagret

Burrowing Snagret
Appears in	Pikmin, Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Shiropedes anacondii
Family	Snavian
Areas	The Forest of Hope, Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood, Twilight River
Caves	White Flower Garden, Snagret Hole, Hole of Heroes
Challenge Mode levels	The Final Trial, Cryptic Cavern
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! levels	Shaded Garden Remix
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! levels	Silver Lake, Tropical Wilds Remix, Garden of Hope Remix, Twilight River Remix
Side Story levels	Looking for Louie
2-Player Battle levels	None
Bingo Battle levels	Arid Metropolis, Parched Brook
Attacks	Eat Pikmin by pecking

The Burrowing Snagret (ヘビガラス^?, lit.: "Snake Crow") is an enemy in the Pikmin games, and is a boss in Pikmin 2 and a mini-boss in Pikmin 3. It appears to be a combination of a bird and a snake, and is a member of the Snavian family. It remains underground for the majority of the time, surfacing only when approached by Pikmin or a leader. In the first two games, it has a chance of struggling to fully emerge for a few seconds before attacking. When above ground, it attempts to eat Pikmin one by one until it is sufficiently damaged, at which point it burrows back underground. In Pikmin 3, it can also stab its beak into the ground to eat a leader and then regurgitate them – if the attack misses, its beak will get stuck in the ground and its head will be vulnerable to attack.

When killed in Pikmin, Burrowing Snagrets explode into many pellets; in Pikmin 2, a dead Burrowing Snagret leaves behind its head to be returned to an Onion or the Research Pod. In Pikmin 3, the Snagret's entire body comes out of the ground to be salvaged, revealing a foot much like the one on a Pileated Snagret.

Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2800	Unknown
	5	10	15	× 10	1500	No
(?)	10	20 (normally)	20	× 90  × 90	2500	No

Locations

In Pikmin, 3 Burrowing Snagrets are found in the same area of The Forest of Hope, one of which contains the Geiger Counter. One is also found in The Final Trial in Challenge Mode.

In Pikmin 2, a Burrowing Snagret is the main boss of the White Flower Garden, found on sublevel 5 (this one contains the Five-man Napsack), and many are encountered throughout the Snagret Hole; one is even guarding the entrance in the Awakening Wood, where the three in Pikmin are located. Another is on sublevel 4 of the Hole of Heroes, and yet another guards the Pink Menace in the Valley of Repose. Burrowing Snagrets are the most common boss-class enemies in Pikmin 2, having eight different in-game occurrences outside of Challenge Mode.

In Pikmin 3, there is a Burrowing Snagret in the Twilight River, holding the Insect Condo. There are also Burrowing Snagrets in Mission Mode levels, including Silver Lake, Tropical Wilds Remix, Garden of Hope Remix (which contains 4 of them), Twilight River Remix, and Shaded Garden Remix. In the Side Stories, 1 can be found in Looking for Louie. In Bingo Battle, 1 can be found in layout C of Arid Metropolis, and 2 can be found in layout B of Parched Brook.

Notes

Reel notes

“The bluish hue of its feathers distinguishes it from the burrowing snarrow.”

Olimar's notes

“The majority of snagret species lie in wait to ambush and capture prey, with a body type perfectly adapted to such sudden strikes. It violently attacks small, surface-dwelling insects. Distributed across a relatively wide range, subspecies of snagret suited to the varying soil conditions have emerged, making the snagret the most geographically represented species besides the bulborb. Visually resembling the burrowing snagret is the burrowing snarrow, the range of which partially overlaps with the snagret's range. While the two may appear similar, when pulled from the ground they can be distinguished by the presence or absence of tail and wing markings.”

Louie's notes

“Slice the serpentine torso into thin medallions, skewer on a metal rod with Hocotate onions, and barbecue over an open flame.”

Alph's comments

“Structural flaw: beak
Weight: 10

Its bulk and speed make it a very fearsome model. It's very difficult to retrieve a Pikmin once it's snapped one up in its beak. However, if you can dodge its beak as it comes down, the beak's sharpness works against it as it gets stuck in the soil. That leaves the head wide open to be pelted with Pikmin as fast as you can.”

Brittany's comments

“I've never seen the bottom half of one of these. I have all sorts of ideas about what might be under there. It could be a long snake tail, or a big, plump body stuck underground. Or maybe, below the neck, it looks just like us.”

Charlie's comments

“Now, I get that it's big, and that big things are scary. But that twisty neck can't twist all the way around, so all you have to do is get behind it. Once you're there, pour on the Winged Pikmin, and you're golden!”

Louie's comments

“Slice the serpentine torso into thin medallions, skewer on a metal rod with Hocotate onions, and barbecue over an open flame.”

Olimar's comments

“Burrowing Snagret
Shiropedes anacondii
Snavian family

The majority of snagret species lie in wait to ambush and capture prey, with a body type perfectly adapted to such sudden strikes. It violently attacks small, surface-dwelling insects. Distributed across a relatively wide range, subspecies of snagret suited to the varying soil conditions have emerged, making the snagret the most geographically represented species besides the bulborb. Visually resembling the burrowing snagret is the burrowing snarrow, the range of which partially overlaps with the snagret's range. While the two may appear similar, when pulled from the ground they can be distinguished by the presence or absence of tail and wing markings.”

Olimar's voyage log

“This large, subterranean life-form suddenly erupts from underground to feast on nearby Pikmin. Its body is covered in slick scales, which render Pikmin attacks ineffective. Surely, it has a weak point somewhere...”

Nintendo Player's Guide

"The Burrowing Snagret's weak spot is its head. Toss Pikmin at the bird-snake's skull as it's emerging from the ground, and let them go to work on the beast. Call them before they're shaken off and prepare for another assault."

Pikmin Official Player's Guide description

"The white-headed snagret is a subterranean dweller characterized by a birdlike head and a snakelike body. Its avian head features white plumage and a long, pointed beak, which it uses for digging, while its reptilian body is covered with blue scales. White-headed snagrets burrow in flocks and they will rear their heads when surface vibrations alert them to possible prey above ground. The blueish hue of its feathers distinguishes it from the burrowing snarrow."

Pikmin Nintendo Power Booklet description

“Snagrets usually hang out in groups of three, and their agile beaks are capable of plucking up devastating numbers of Pikmin. When attacked, they temporarily retreat underground.”

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

"As its name implies, the Burrowing Snagret spends most of its time underground. When it senses potential prey, however, this creature emerges and uses its powerful beak to snatch up any victims in range. The Burrowing Snagret's body it protected by scales, making the creature's head its only weak point.

Each time a Burrowing Snagret emerges from the ground, there's a brief pause just after the creature's beak appears -- this brief window is the only opportunity you'll have to execute a successful charge. If your Pikmin can latch onto the creature's head before it's fully exposed, they'll be able to do a significant amount of damage in a very short time. Winged Pikmin can charge the Burrowing Snagret's head whenever it's above ground, but you'll need a large squad to compensate for the Winged Pikmin's low attack power.

If you can't seem to land a successful charge attack, flank the Burrowing Snagret's side and toss your Pikmin directly onto the creature's head. This method makes it fairly difficult to keep your squad out of harm's way, but it does allow you to deal reliable damage for the duration of the battle."

Strategy

Olimar fighting a pair of Burrowing Snagrets in The Forest of Hope.

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies presented may not be the only ones or the best ones.

In Pikmin, they are extremely hard to beat without losing Pikmin if thrown at the head, as they have very high health and are quite large. Its striking speed will also allow it to eat some Pikmin and burrow back into the ground before any significant damage is done. When trying to defeat it in the first game, the best strategy is to throw Red Pikmin at its head while it's emerging from the ground as fast as you can, then whistling in your Pikmin right before it shakes them off to prevent them being eaten. Another effective, but risky way is to swarm the head in hopes of making the Burrowing Snagret retreat underground.

In Pikmin 2, defeating one is an easier task because of its lower health; even so, it remains a good idea to use Purple Pikmin. It is easy to take advantage of the fact that sometimes, the beast will not fully emerge from the ground, getting stuck for some time. It is best to attack the Snagret then, as it is possible to defeat it without losing any Pikmin. With quick and accurate throwing, however, this is not necessary to secure the battle. Throw many Pikmin at its head as soon as possible and the Snagret should die before managing to swallow any of the Pikmin that it may have snatched up from the ground. In Pikmin 2, attacks to the body will only cause 10% normal damage. Statistically, both in Pikmin and Pikmin 2, every time the creature emerges it has a 40% chance of getting stuck. That said, a Burrowing Snagret will never get stuck the first time of the day that it unburrows, in Pikmin.

In the first two games, if it burrows back underground without swallowing Pikmin it has caught, these Pikmin will die. In the first game, it was the root of many glitches involving the counter.

In Pikmin 3, the health is even lower, and Winged Pikmin can be charged directly onto its head to defeat it quickly, especially under the effects of an ultra-spicy spray. The boss can only eat Pikmin on the ground. It is helpful to stay away from its beak, as if it eats a leader, it can take a while to get all your Pikmin back into your squad.

It is not possible to defeat the Burrowing Snagret with leaders alone.

Burrowing Snarrow

Main article: Burrowing Snarrow.

The Burrowing Snarrow is a creature that is referred to only twice in the Pikmin series, but never seen. The first of these mentions is in the enemy reel at the end of Pikmin, while the second is in Olimar's notes on the Burrowing Snagret in Pikmin 2's Piklopedia.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

The Burrowing Snagret appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Brawl trophy

	Description: “A member of the snavian family with a birdlike head and a snakelike neck and body. An underground dweller, the snagret makes sudden strikes aboveground to capture surface-dwelling prey. It uses its beak to scoop up daily nutrition and can snatch up three Pikmin at once—a relatively small amount made deadly by its strike speed. No one has ever seen its tail. Pikmin Pikmin 2”
How to obtain: Random appearance.		Type: Fighter Related

Smash 4 trophy

	US description: “A foot-long bird doesn't sound all that large, but when you're the size of a Pikmin, a foot is massive! This member of the avian[sic] family will emerge from underground, hunting for Pikmin, its favorite snack. Act fast—or this bird of prey will prey on your poor Pikmin! Appears in: Pikmin (12/2001) Pikmin 3 (08/2013)”
	EU description: “A strange creature that looks like it's part bird and part snake. At 35cm in length, it's fairly small by our standards, but for the Pikmin, it's a towering monster! Another thing that makes it monstrous is that it sees Pikmin as a nutritious meal. If you're not careful, it'll pop out of the ground and gobble them up before you know it! Related Games Pikmin (06/2002) Pikmin 3 (07/2013)”
How to obtain: Random appearance.		Type: Series Related	Trophy Box: 61. Distant Planet & Indigenous Creatures

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Assist Trophy

The Burrowing Snagret appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Assist Trophy, in its Pikmin 3 design. When summoned, it will emerge from the floor (even go-through platforms) near an opponent, and will idle for a second before unleashing three quick stabs towards the opponent. It can peck at the ground or the air. It will then bury back down and reemerge elsewhere, repeating the process. Like other Assist Trophies, it can be KO'd if it takes enough damage. It makes the Burrowing Snagret death sound from Pikmin when it emerges, and also when it is KO'd.

Technical information

Pikmin technical information (?)
Internal name	snake
HP	2800

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			snakecrow
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	15
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.025
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.025
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.4
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.0001
fp06	速度	Move speed	0
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	80
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	100
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	100
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	150
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	0
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	0
fp16	振り払い率	Successful shake rate	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	200
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	40
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	0
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	0
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	0
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	0
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	100
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	0
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	50
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	10
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	225
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	Collision processing radius	111
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	5
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.1 (10%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Shake mode 1 – hit count	15
ip02	振り払い張付１	Shake mode 1 – Pikmin requirement	4
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Shake mode 2 – hit count	25
ip04	振り払い張付２	Shake mode 2 – Pikmin requirement	8
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Shake mode 3 – hit count	30
ip06	振り払い張付３	Shake mode 3 – Pikmin requirement	12
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Shake mode 4 – hit count	35
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	通常出現率	Regular unburrow chance (not stuck)	0.6 (60%)
fp11	潜る迄の時間	Unknown (time between burrows?)	2.5
fp12	地中での時間	Unknown (underground time?)	2.5
fp21	白ピクミン	White Pikmin poison damage	200
fp31	Forest 2 Life	HP on the White Flower Garden	2500

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	snakecrow
HP	2500
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	30
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	10
Bomb rock explosions to kill	5
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	3
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	20
Territory radius	200
Mission Mode value	90

Other information

• Size: Body length: approx. 350mm, as per the e-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #71
• Musical theme:
  • Pikmin 2: Common boss battle
  • Pikmin 3: Mid-boss battle

Naming

See more: Snavian family#Naming.

• Common name: Burrowing Snagret. "Burrowing" refers to its habit of burrowing and remaining underground until prey approach. Although the Pileated Snagret also burrows, it is a less important characteristic.
• Japanese nickname: ヘビガラス^?, lit.: "Snake Crow".
• Japanese name: オジロへビガラス^?, lit.: "White-tailed Snake Crow".
• Scientific name: Shiropedes anacondii. Anacondii is similar to "anaconda", a dangerous type of constricting snake.
• Internal names: The internal name in Pikmin is quite straightforward – snake – and in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, it is the same as its translated Japanese name, snakecrow.
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヘビガラス? Hebi Garasu	Snake Crow
Chinese (traditional)	蛇鱗鴉 Shé lín yā	Snake-scaled crow
Chinese (simplified)	蛇鳞鸦 Shé lín yā	Snake-scaled crow
Dutch	Wroetende sleiger		Name taken from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate trophy.
French	Snabrek Fouisseur	Burrowing Snavian
German	Gemeiner Schnapper	Common Snatcher
Italian	Vermentilla squamata	Scaly vermentilla	"Vermentilla" comes from "verme" (worm) and possibly "serpente" (snake)
Korean	뱀까마귀 Bam Kkamagwi	Snake Crow
Spanish	Tagarote escurridizo	Elusive barbary
Portuguese (NoE)	Snagret Buraqueiro	Burrowing Snagret	Name taken from the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy.
Russian	Норный цапель Nornyy tsapel'	Burrowing tsapel'	Name taken from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate trophy. "Tsapel'" comes from "tsaplya" (heron)

Gallery

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  Artwork from Pikmin.

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  Artwork from Pikmin.

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  From the enemy reel.

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  A Burrowing Snagret above ground.

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  Some Pikmin battle a Burrowing Snagret.

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  The Burrowing Snagret in the Twilight River.

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  The Burrowing Snagret's foot.

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  A closeup of the Burrowing Snagret in Pikmin 3.

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  A Burrowing Snagret stuck in the ground in Pikmin 3.

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  The fully emerged corpse of a Burrowing Snagret.

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  A dead Burrowing Snagret next to the Insect Condo.

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  The data file on the Burrowing Snagret.

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  A Burrowing Snagret in an earlier version of Pikmin.

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  The Burrowing Snagret Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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  A drawing of a Burrowing Snagret from the Pikmin Official Player's Guide.

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  The creature's e-card, #50 (6^th blue card).

Trivia

• The Burrowing Snagret can be seen in a pre-release video of Pikmin, where it appears to have a light or white body. This most likely originates from its Japanese name which means "White-tailed snake crow".
• In the Super Smash Bros. series, the Burrowing Snagret trophies contain a few mistakes.
  • The Brawl trophy states that no one has ever seen a Burrowing Snagret's tail before. However, Olimar states in the Piklopedia that the Burrowing Snagret and Snarrow can both be distinguished by the markings on their tails, implying that Olimar has seen its full body, or at least its tail. Pikmin 3 further confuses the matter by showing that the Snarget has no tail, as seen by defeating it.
  • The Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy erroneously omits Pikmin 2 from the list of games. The Pikmin trophies in Smash 4 always list the first two games, except for this one. In addition, the Snagret is more common in Pikmin 2 compared to Pikmin 3, especially considering it appears the most in the second game's story mode, and only once in the third game's. This makes the Pikmin 2 omission a mystery.
  • In the US version of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the description claims that the creature belongs to the "avian" family, instead of the snavian family.
• The Burrowing Snagret is the most commonly fought boss in all 3 games, as it can be fought 4 times in the first game, 9 times in the second game, and 10 times in the third game.
  • If one only counts story mode, then this title is lost in Pikmin 3, as it is only encountered once. It is also fought in the Pikmin 3 Deluxe Side Stories mode once.
• The enemy reel mistakenly states that its body is lined with feathers.
• In Pikmin 2, this enemy and the Pileated Snagret shake the least when damaged, meaning their model stretches the least amount of all enemies.
• It is the only boss that appears in every mainline Pikmin game.
• In Pikmin 2, when the creature dies, its body shrinks while the head remains the same size. With the closest zoom settings, it is possible to see its small body in-game. The same happens with the Pileated Snagret, Toady Bloyster, and Ranging Bloyster.

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  The prototype Snagret.

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  The Burrowing Snagret's tiny body. It's below the slash in the Pikmin counter. Click the image for a larger size.

See also

• Pileated Snagret

References

This article was a featured article from May 23rd, 2012 to March 18th, 2013.