Animations
Sounds
12 sound events for this mob, 55 files in all. Where an event lists more than one file the game picks one at random. Volume, pitch and attenuation are the values the game declares in its own sounds.json.
| Event | Sound | Closed caption | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| death | Sniffer dies | entity.sniffer.death | subtitles.entity.sniffer.death | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| digging | Sniffer digs | entity.sniffer.digging | subtitles.entity.sniffer.digging | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| digging stop | Sniffer stands up | entity.sniffer.digging_stop | subtitles.entity.sniffer.digging_stop | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| drop seed | Sniffer drops seed | entity.sniffer.drop_seed | subtitles.entity.sniffer.drop_seed | 0.8 | 0.6–0.8 | 16 | |
| eat | Sniffer eats | entity.sniffer.eat | subtitles.entity.sniffer.eat | 0.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| happy | Sniffer delights | entity.sniffer.happy | subtitles.entity.sniffer.happy | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| hurt | Sniffer hurts | entity.sniffer.hurt | subtitles.entity.sniffer.hurt | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| idle | Sniffer grunts | entity.sniffer.idle | subtitles.entity.sniffer.idle | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| scenting | Sniffer scents | entity.sniffer.scenting | subtitles.entity.sniffer.scenting | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| searching | Sniffer searches | entity.sniffer.searching | subtitles.entity.sniffer.searching | 0.8–1 | 1 | 16 | |
| sniffing | Sniffer sniffs | entity.sniffer.sniffing | subtitles.entity.sniffer.sniffing | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| step | Footsteps | entity.sniffer.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Stats
Mojang publishes these numbers in the Bedrock behaviour pack (bedrock-samples); the Java edition keeps them in code, not in any data file. Most values match across editions, but not all — treat them as the Bedrock figures.
| Health points | 14 |
|---|---|
| Movement speed | 0.09 |
| Hitbox size | 1.9 blocks wide, 1.75 blocks tall |
| Mob type | sniffer, mob |
Advancements
Advancements whose own criteria name this entry. Recipe-unlock entries are left out — they never appear on the player’s Advancements screen.
History
Worked out by reading the registry of every Minecraft build Mojang has published, in release order.
| Version | Date | What the files show |
|---|---|---|
| 1.19.4-pre1 | 22 February 2023 | Added. |
Registry entry
| Identifier | minecraft:sniffer |
|---|---|
| Registry | minecraft:entity_type |