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'''Snavians''' are a family of serpentine bird creatures that bury live underground and ambush surface dwelling prey. The Snavians, specifically Snagrets, are one of most diverse families after the [[Grub-dog family]], having adapted to numerous climates and environments across planet [[PNF-404]].
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The '''snavian family''' ({{j|ヘビドリ科|Hebi Dori ka|Snake bird family}}) is consisted of serpentine bird creatures that bury themselves underground and ambush surface dwelling prey. The Snavians, specifically Snagrets, are one of most diverse families after the [[grub-dog family]], having adapted to numerous climates and environments across [[PNF-404]].


They are found in all three ''Pikmin ''games, often constituting boss fights. In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], Burrowing Snagrets appear in [[The Forest of Hope]], and in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]]. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', they appear in greater numbers and variety, particularly in the [[Snagret Hole]]. "Snavian" is a portmanteau of "snake" and "avian" (avian meaning bird). One also appears in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' in [[Twilight River]], and in [[Mission Mode]] .
They are found or referenced in all four [[Pikmin series|''Pikmin'' games]], often constituting [[boss]] fights. In [[Pikmin (game)|''Pikmin'']], only Burrowing Snagrets appear, in [[The Forest of Hope]] and in [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin)|Challenge Mode]]. In ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', they appear in greater numbers and variety, particularly in the [[Snagret Hole]]. Finally, a Burrowing Snagret also appears in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' in [[Twilight River]], and in [[Mission Mode]].


==Burrowing Snarrow==
Snagrets, which is the main type of enemy in this family, are in the ''Shiropedes'' genus. The family also consists of Burrowing Snarrows, but they are only mentioned and are part of an unconfirmed genus, possibly even the one same one as its Snagret counterparts.


==Members==
===Burrowing Snagret===
[[File:Pikmin Garden Burrowing Snagret render.png|left|150px]]
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A creature mentioned by [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] in ''Pikmin'' and ''Pikmin 2,'' this creature has not been seen in-game yet. It was recorded by Olimar to look almost exactly like a Burrowing Snagret, however it can be told apart by wing and tail markings when the two are pulled from the ground. It is also said to lack the blue hue of the Burrowing Snagret.
Scientific name: ''Shiropedes anacondii''


==Burrowing Snagret==
The Burrowing Snagret is an enemy in the ''Pikmin'' games that hides underground, waiting to burst out when [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] approach. They are able to quickly snap up Pikmin on the ground with their beaks. Although the Snagret's whole body is vulnerable, it sustains most damage when its head is attacked. When killed, it explodes, yielding many [[Pellet]]s in ''Pikmin'', leaving only its head in ''Pikmin 2'', and leaving the entire corpse (revealing it to have a single foot) in ''Pikmin 3''. In the second game, they are smaller and have lower [[HP|health]], making them less of a threat, and in ''Pikmin 3'', if they miss a peck, their beak gets stuck in the ground momentarily.
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The Burrowing Snagret is an enemy in the ''Pikmin'' games that hides underground, waiting to burst out when Pikmin approach. They are able to quickly snap up Pikmin on the ground with their beaks. Although the Snagret's whole body is vulnerable, it sustains most damage when its head is attacked. When killed, they explode, yielding many [[Pellet|pellets]]. In ''Pikmin 2'', the Burrowing Snagrets' heads remain, and they are smaller and have lower health, making them less of a threat. In ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', they act slightly different than in the first two games. If a Snagret misses when pecking Pikmin, its head will get stuck in the ground, allowing the player an optimal chance to swarm the beast. Additionally, instead of exploding, the Snagret's corpse stays intact after its demise.
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==Pileated Snagret==
===Pileated Snagret===
[[Image:Pileatedsnagret.jpg|left|220px]]{{main|Pileated Snagret}}
[[File:Pileated Snagret P2S icon.png|left|150px]]
{{main|Pileated Snagret}}


The Pileated Snagret is a larger, rarer, and more dangerous species of the Snavian family. It has a green, scaly body, and a bright orange head. It is called 'pileated' because it has a crest of feathers on its head, and its eyes are decorated by some eyebrow-like features. The Pileated Snagret behaves much like the Burrowing Snagret, but it is able to completely emerge from the ground and hop around on its one clawed foot. This means it can chase its prey, and makes its head harder to reach.
Scientific name: ''Shiropedes ambulatria''


The Pileated Snagret is a larger, rarer, and more dangerous species of the Snavian family. It has a green, scaly body, and a bright orange head. It is called "pileated" because it has a crest of feathers on its head, and its eyes are decorated by some eyebrow-like features. The Pileated Snagret behaves much like the Burrowing Snagret, but it is able to completely emerge from the ground and hop around on one clawed foot. This means it can chase its prey, and makes its head harder to reach.


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===Downy Snagret===
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[[File:Pikmin Garden Downy Snagret render.png|left|150px]]
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{{main|Downy Snagret}}
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Scientific name: ''Shiropedes anacondii (fledgling)''
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[[Category:Pikmin 3 Enemies]]
The Downy Snagret is a young Burrowing Snagret, which hops around on land rather than burrowing. They sometimes spawn from [[eggs]] when broken.
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[[Category:Snavians]]
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==Other members==
===Burrowing Snarrow===
''Official family unknown''
 
This is a creature that was mentioned by [[Captain Olimar|Olimar]] in ''Pikmin''{{cite quote|{{Notes:Burrowing Snagret/reel}}|Captain Olimar|the [[enemy reel]] entry on the [[Burrowing Snagret]]}}, ''Pikmin 2''{{cite quote|{{Notes:Burrowing Snagret/olimar}}|Captain Olimar|[[Olimar's notes|his notes]] on the [[Burrowing Snagret]]}} and ''Pikmin 4'', but has not been seen in any game yet. It was recorded by Olimar to look almost exactly like a [[Burrowing Snagret]], however it can be told apart by the presence of wing and tail markings when it is pulled from the ground, which the Burrowing Snagret lacks, as well as the Snagret having a blue feather hue that the Snarrow does not. Even though its family is unknown, its relation to the other members of the Snavian family make it likely that that is its classification.
 
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{{Foreignname
|Jap=ヘビガモメ
|JapR=Hebi Gamome
|JapM=Snake Gull
|Kor=뱀갈매기
|KorR=
|KorM=
|ChiTrad=蛇鱗鷗
|ChiTradR=
|ChiTradM=
|SpaA=Tarugote escurridizo
|SpaAN=From a corruption of "Tagarote escurridizo" (Burrowing Snagret)
|Ger=Schnipper
|GerN=A play on "Gemeiner Schnapper" (Burrowing Snagret)
|Por  = Pardauri-buraqueiro
|PorM = Pardauri Holemaker
|PorN = "Pardauri" comes from "pardal" (Sparrow); A play on "Corvuri-buraqueiro" (Burrowing Snagret)
|notes = y
}}
 
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==Naming==
"Snavian" is a portmanteau of "snake" and "avian", given their snake-like bodies and bird heads. Some members of this family use the word "Snagret" in their name. This seems to be a combination of the words "snake" or "snag", which means "to catch", and "{{w|egret}}", a kind of bird resembling the Snagrets. Their Japanese names also use the words {{j|ヘビガラス|Hebi Garasu}}, meaning "Crow Snake"; this is because of the enemies themselves being a combination of a snake and a bird – likely a crow.
 
The genus ''Shiropedes'' comes from {{j|白|shiro}}, meaning white in Japanese and ''pedes'', meaning foot in Latin; these originate from the Burrowing Snagret's ''Japanese name'' {{j|オジロヘビガラス|Ojirohebi Garasu}}, which means "White-tailed snake crow".
 
===Names in other languages===
{{Foreignname
|Jap  = ヘビドリ科
|JapR  = Hebi dori ka
|JapM  = Snake bird family
|ChiTrad  = 蛇雞科
|Fra  = snabreks
|FraM  =
|Ger  = Ornipenten
|GerM  =
|Ita  = Serpelli
|ItaM = Snabird
|ItaN  = From "serpente" (snake) and "uccelli" (birds)
|Kor  = 뱀새 과
|Spa  = Avirpéntidos
|SpaM = Birdpentidae
|SpaN  = Portmanteau of "ave" (bird), "serpentino" (serpentine) and the suffix "''-idos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names
|Por  = Gaviofídeos
|PorM = Hawkidians
|PorN = Portmanteau of "gavião" (hawk), "ofídio" ({{w|Ophidia|Ophidian}}) and the suffix "''-ídeos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names
|notes = y
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Snavian family| ]]
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Latest revision as of 20:41, September 18, 2024

The snavian family (ヘビドリ科?, lit.: "Snake bird family") is consisted of serpentine bird creatures that bury themselves underground and ambush surface dwelling prey. The Snavians, specifically Snagrets, are one of most diverse families after the grub-dog family, having adapted to numerous climates and environments across PNF-404.

They are found or referenced in all four Pikmin games, often constituting boss fights. In Pikmin, only Burrowing Snagrets appear, in The Forest of Hope and in Challenge Mode. In Pikmin 2, they appear in greater numbers and variety, particularly in the Snagret Hole. Finally, a Burrowing Snagret also appears in Pikmin 3 in Twilight River, and in Mission Mode.

Snagrets, which is the main type of enemy in this family, are in the Shiropedes genus. The family also consists of Burrowing Snarrows, but they are only mentioned and are part of an unconfirmed genus, possibly even the one same one as its Snagret counterparts.

Members[edit]

Burrowing Snagret[edit]

Render of the Burrowing Snagret from the Pikmin Garden website.
Main article: Burrowing Snagret.

Scientific name: Shiropedes anacondii

The Burrowing Snagret is an enemy in the Pikmin games that hides underground, waiting to burst out when Pikmin approach. They are able to quickly snap up Pikmin on the ground with their beaks. Although the Snagret's whole body is vulnerable, it sustains most damage when its head is attacked. When killed, it explodes, yielding many Pellets in Pikmin, leaving only its head in Pikmin 2, and leaving the entire corpse (revealing it to have a single foot) in Pikmin 3. In the second game, they are smaller and have lower health, making them less of a threat, and in Pikmin 3, if they miss a peck, their beak gets stuck in the ground momentarily.

Pileated Snagret[edit]

The Piklopedia icon for the Pileated Snagret in the Nintendo Switch version of Pikmin 2.
Main article: Pileated Snagret.

Scientific name: Shiropedes ambulatria

The Pileated Snagret is a larger, rarer, and more dangerous species of the Snavian family. It has a green, scaly body, and a bright orange head. It is called "pileated" because it has a crest of feathers on its head, and its eyes are decorated by some eyebrow-like features. The Pileated Snagret behaves much like the Burrowing Snagret, but it is able to completely emerge from the ground and hop around on one clawed foot. This means it can chase its prey, and makes its head harder to reach.

Downy Snagret[edit]

Render of a Downy Snagret from the Pikmin Garden website.
Main article: Downy Snagret.

Scientific name: Shiropedes anacondii (fledgling)

The Downy Snagret is a young Burrowing Snagret, which hops around on land rather than burrowing. They sometimes spawn from eggs when broken.

Other members[edit]

Burrowing Snarrow[edit]

Official family unknown

This is a creature that was mentioned by Olimar in Pikmin[1], Pikmin 2[2] and Pikmin 4, but has not been seen in any game yet. It was recorded by Olimar to look almost exactly like a Burrowing Snagret, however it can be told apart by the presence of wing and tail markings when it is pulled from the ground, which the Burrowing Snagret lacks, as well as the Snagret having a blue feather hue that the Snarrow does not. Even though its family is unknown, its relation to the other members of the Snavian family make it likely that that is its classification.

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese ヘビガモメ?
Hebi Gamome		 Snake Gull
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)		 蛇鱗鷗
Flag of Germany German Schnipper A play on "Gemeiner Schnapper" (Burrowing Snagret)
Flag of South Korea Korean 뱀갈매기
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Pardauri-buraqueiro Pardauri Holemaker "Pardauri" comes from "pardal" (Sparrow); A play on "Corvuri-buraqueiro" (Burrowing Snagret)
Flag of Mexico Spanish (NoA) Tarugote escurridizo From a corruption of "Tagarote escurridizo" (Burrowing Snagret)

Naming[edit]

"Snavian" is a portmanteau of "snake" and "avian", given their snake-like bodies and bird heads. Some members of this family use the word "Snagret" in their name. This seems to be a combination of the words "snake" or "snag", which means "to catch", and "egret", a kind of bird resembling the Snagrets. Their Japanese names also use the words ヘビガラス?, meaning "Crow Snake"; this is because of the enemies themselves being a combination of a snake and a bird – likely a crow.

The genus Shiropedes comes from 白?, meaning white in Japanese and pedes, meaning foot in Latin; these originate from the Burrowing Snagret's Japanese name オジロヘビガラス?, which means "White-tailed snake crow".

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese ヘビドリ科?
Hebi dori ka		 Snake bird family
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)		 蛇雞科
Flag of France French snabreks
Flag of Germany German Ornipenten
Flag of Italy Italian Serpelli Snabird From "serpente" (snake) and "uccelli" (birds)
Flag of South Korea Korean 뱀새 과
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Gaviofídeos Hawkidians Portmanteau of "gavião" (hawk), "ofídio" (Ophidian) and the suffix "-ídeos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names
Flag of Spain Spanish Avirpéntidos Birdpentidae Portmanteau of "ave" (bird), "serpentino" (serpentine) and the suffix "-idos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names

References[edit]

  1. ^ “The bluish hue of its feathers distinguishes it from the burrowing snarrow.” – Captain Olimar in the enemy reel entry on the Burrowing Snagret
  2. ^ “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.” – Captain Olimar in his notes on the Burrowing Snagret
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