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The '''Burrowing Snagret''' ({{j|ヘビガラス|Hebi Garasu|Snake Crow}}) is an enemy in the [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]] and the [[boss]] of [[White Flower Garden]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]''. It appears to be a combination of a bird and a snake, and a member of the Snavian family (Snavian being a combination of the words ''snake'' and ''avian'', avian meaning "bird-related"). It remains underground for the majority of the time, surfacing only when approached by [[Pikmin family|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 be vulnerable to attack.

 

This boss is named "burrowing" due to its habit of burrowing and remaining underground until prey approach. Although the [[Pileated Snagret]] also burrows, it is a less important characteristic. In Japanese, the creature is called {{j|ヘビガラス|Hebi Garasu}}, which translates to "Snake Crow". Its scientific name is ''Shiropedes anacondii'', where ''anacondii'' is similar to "{{w|anaconda}}", a dangerous type of constricting snake. The internal name in ''Pikmin'' is quite straightforward &ndash; <code>snake</code> &ndash; and in ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'', it is the same as its translated Japanese name, <code>snakecrow</code>.