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| Burrowing Snagret | |
|---|---|
| Areas | The Forest of Hope, Valley of Repose, Awakening Wood |
| Underground Areas | White Flower Garden, Snagret Hole, Hole of Heroes |
| Attacks | Eats Pikmin |
| Size | 52mm |
| Scientific Name | Shiropedes anacondii |
| Family | Snavian |
White-headed Snagret
Shiropedes anacondii
The Burrowing Snagret is an enemy in the Pikmin games. They are a splinch of birds and snakes, and are called Snavians (snake and avian, avian means it is bird related). They hide in the ground and burrow out when you approach. Sometimes the time it takes to get out is different, and when it takes longer, you are able to attack its head easily. When it comes out, it will try to eat a maximum of 3 Pikmin, unless you are able to finish it off. In Pikmin 1, they are extremely hard to beat without losing Pikmin, as they have very high health, and they are larger in size. When you killed them, they exploded into many pellets. In Pikmin 2, you can now easily kill it after it burrows out as it has much lower health. In Pikmin 2, it would be good to use Purple Pikmin. You can now pick up the head.
In Pikmin 1, they were found only in The Forest of Hope, and in Challenge Mode (Pikmin 1) at The Final Trial. In Pikmin 2, one can be found on Sublevel 5 in the White Flower Garden while many of them can also be found at the Snagret Hole, one is even guarding the entrance! One can also be found in Sublevel 4 of Hole of Heroes, along with a Pileated Snagret. Burrowing Snagrets are the most common boss-class enemies in Pikmin 2, as they are found eight times, outside of Challenge Mode.
Sometimes this creature and the Pileated Snagret may still remain alive with what appears to be little or no health.
In the in-game Piklopedia, the information provided speaks of a creature called the Burrowing Snarrow, this creature has never been seen in any game and it is unknown if it may ever be seen.
Olimar's Notes
The majority of Snagret species lies 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 beside the bulborb. Visually resembling the Burrowing Snagret is the snarrow, the range of which particularly 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 absences of tail and wing markings.
Louie's Notes
Slice the serpentine torso into thin medallions, skewer on a metal rod with Hocotate onions, and barbeque over an open flame.