Minecraft has a variety of passive mobs and animals that spawn in a massive open world. One of them includes the Sniffer, which is an ancient passive animal or mob. What’s intriguing about this mob is that it was the winner of the Minecraft Mob 2022 vote. This passive mob defeated Rascal and Tuff Golem with over 55% of the total votes. But can you find or get this mob? Check out our guide on how to find a sniffer in Minecraft to find out.
How to find a sniffer in Minecraft
Unfortunately, the Sniffer cannot spawn naturally around biomes in Minecraft. You must find his Ancient Egg and hatch it for the Sniffer mob to spawn. Since this is an ancient type of mob, you will have to create them by hatching their eggs. You can only find Sniffer Eggs around Suspicious Sand located in the Desert Wells and Pyramids. Once you hatch their eggs, they will spawn a Sniffer (a younger version) that can grow into a Sniffer.
After he grows into a Sniffer, he will dig up various plants and seeds. You simply have to collect them. Sniffer mobs can also dig up the seeds of your ornamental plants. So, this passive mob is a great addition to the collection of mobs in Minecraft.
How to get Sniffer in Minecraft Snapshot 23W07A & Beta
With the launch of Minecraft Java Edition 5, you can also get Sniffer as an experimental feature. There are basically two ways to create a Sniffer or Snifflet in Beta and Snapshot. They are the following:
- Using art supplies
- Console commands
So, let’s dive into both of the above methods in more detail.
Using art supplies
You can enable all the features and content of Update 1.20 to find the Sniffer mob in Minecraft. But before that, you need to create a new Minecraft world with the content and features of version 1.20. Follow the steps below to create a new world:
- First, launch Minecraft and select the “Single Player”option from the main menu.
- Click “Create New World”and enter your preferred world name to do so.
- Now switch the Game Mode option to Creative and enable the Allow Cheats option.
- Then click “Experiments”and enable the “Update 1.20″option.
- Make sure “Done”is selected to save the applied settings. Also, click the “Continue”button to create the world.
Once you’ve created a new world, you just need to use your creative inventory to create the Sniffer mob. Alternatively, you can also create a Snifflet to turn them into a Sniffer. So, follow these steps to create a sniffer egg:
- Press the E button or other controls to open the creative inventory.
- Enter Sniffer in the search bar.
- Find the Sniffer’s summon egg and select it.
- Then drag it from the Creative Inventory and drop it into your Inventory.
- Finally, select the Sniffer’s Summon Egg and right-click it to spawn it.
Console commands
The easiest way to get Sniffer is by using commands in Minecraft. All you have to do is enter commands in the chat menu to invoke them. So here is the command to create a Sniffer:
/summon sniffer
If you want to create a Snifflet or a junior Sniffer, here is the command:
https://youtu.be/231fwKCvA54/summon sniffer ~ ~ ~ {Age:-99999999}
That’s all about how to find a sniffer in minecraft. If you enjoyed this guide, check out our guides on the best boot enchants, how to kill a witch, the luckiest seeds, and other Minecraft guides in our dedicated section.