Editing Pileated Snagret

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The '''Pileated Snagret''' ({{j|アカヘビガラス|Aka Hebi Garasu|Red Snake Crow}}) is the most powerful species of the [[Snavian]] family, and the boss of the [[Snagret Hole]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It has a green scaly body, and a head larger than that of the [[Burrowing Snagret]], which is colored with red-orange feathers. It is called "pileated" because it has a crest of feathers on its head. Its eyes are also covered by some ear-like features. Compared to the Burrowing Snagret, this Snagret is definitely more powerful, as it has a lot more [[health]], and is able to walk on the ground. It is also much taller than its more common cousin.

The Pileated Snagret is found only in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It can only be found on sublevel 7 of the [[Snagret Hole]], sublevel 4 of the [[Hole of Heroes]], and the last (2) sublevel of the [[Rumbling Grotto]] in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)|Challenge Mode]].

===Nintendo Player's Guide===

"''You'll encounter the Pileated Snagret on the final floor of the Snagret Hole. It's nastier than the Burrowing Snagret, and it hops, too. Toss Pikmin at the creature's noggin, call them after they're thrown, and keep your troops away from the boss's beak.''"

Though less effective than Purple Pikmin but worthy nevertheless, one could use [[Yellow Pikmin]]. As said earlier, the Pileated Snargret's leg makes its head hard to reach. Thus, using Yellow Pikmin can eliminate this problem. Take a manuveurable group of Yellow Pikmin and spray them with ultra-spicy spray. When the enemy comes out, toss them at its head from behind. If done right, your yellows will hit its head, and it will be forced to go underground without eating anything. They won't cause as much damage at once as purples will, and this may need to done two to five times. But, because your Pikmin are going to be hitting their mark more easily, this could prove to be a more useful strategy.

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Sometimes this creature, and the [[Burrowing Snagret]], may [[Glitches|still remain alive with what appears to be little or no health]]. Also, if a Pikmin stands directly where the Pileated Snagret dives into the ground, the Pikmin will be taken under the ground, and will die with the sound as if it were thrown off into an [[Pit|abyss]]. Sometimes the Pikmin will make the sound, but will not die. This is most likely because they were shoved into the ground, and then knocked back by the Snagret's foot at the same time, saving them.

{{p2 enemy property | fp11 | 潜る迄の時間 | Unknown (time between burrows?) | 0.5 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp12 | 地中での時間 | Unknown (underground time?) | 2.5 }}

The word "pileated" means "crest", or the tuft of feathers on a bird's head in this case. It might be called this because, when compared to the [[Burrowing Snagret]], its head feathers are of a strong red color. In Japan, this boss is called {{j|アカヘビガラス|Aka Hebi Garasu}}, which translates to "Red Snake Crow", which is the same as the Burrowing Snagret's name, but with "red" before it.

 

Its scientific name is ''Shiropedes ambulatria''. ''Ambulatria'' is similar to the Latin word for "walking", ''ambulatura''. This is because this Snagret can walk on the ground by hopping, unlike to the Burrowing Snagret. Internally, it is called <code>snakewhole</code>, which is a change on the Burrowing Snagret's internal name in ''Pikmin 2'', <code>snakecrow</code>. It is called "whole" because unlike the Burrowing Snagret, one can see its whole body.

|JapM = Red Snake Crow

File:75pileatedsnagret.png‎|A Pileated Snagret on the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]].

File:R12.JPG|The creature's [[e-card]], #51 (12^th red card).

* When the creature dies, its body shrinks while the head remains the same size. Unlike other enemies, this is only possible to see with external tools that change the game's camera. The same happens with the [[Burrowing Snagret]], [[Toady Bloyster]], and [[Ranging Bloyster]].

*[[Glitches in Pikmin 2#Stuck Pileated Snagret|Stuck Pileated Snagret]], a glitch encountered in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]]'s Pileated Snagret entry.

 

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