Snowy Sniffer
by SwiftSniffer
Snowy Sniffer changes the Sniffer's back to a snowy white skin when it stands in a snowfall or a cold biome, and the snow can be removed or melted.
What it does
A Sniffer that stands in snowfall or a cold biome gets a white, snowy back, similar to how large mammals collect snow during a winter storm. The skin reverts when a player right-clicks the Sniffer with a shovel, which drops a couple of snowballs. Heat sources of several shapes and positions can melt the snow too, including heat from weather. Baby Sniffers benefit most from that warmth.
The mod requires Fabric API on Fabric and Quilt, and it is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. The server and every player need the mod installed. Files cover six release versions, 1.20 – 1.21.9, and the license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0, which means the mod is not open source. The author notes that a install on the client alone keeps the snow only while a Sniffer is under an active snowstorm, and renaming a Sniffer to Snowy makes the skin permanent.
Key features
Snow on cold-biome Sniffers
Sniffers standing in snowfall or cold biomes display a snowy back that matches the weather around them.
Shovel removal
Right-clicking a snowy Sniffer with a shovel returns it to the original skin and drops snowballs.
Melting heat sources
Heat from several shapes and locations melts the snow on a Sniffer, including heat from the weather.
Named permanent snow
Renaming a Sniffer to Snowy makes the snowy skin permanent instead of weather-dependent.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Keeping babies warm
Players can use heat sources to melt snow off young Sniffers, which keeps them warm in cold settlements.
Winter settlements
Snow-covered Sniffers blend into cold biomes and snowstorms, suiting builds set in winter scenery.
Who it’s for: Players who keep Sniffers in cold biomes and server owners who want the snow effect to appear on every player's Sniffers.
How it compares
Snowy Snow Golems is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21.5 – 26.3, server required with client optional, and it is not open source. Biome Sniffer is an MIT-licensed open source mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that works on the same four loaders, with the server required and the client optional. Better Snifferty is server-side only, uses Forge and NeoForge, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Sniffer | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.9 | Client and server | 2025-10-05 |
| Snowy Snow Golems | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-11 |
| Biome Sniffer | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-09-03 |
| Better Snifferty | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-08-27 |
Questions
Does Snowy Sniffer need Fabric API?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Which builds are available for Forge or NeoForge?
In the catalog
Snowy Sniffer is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,427 mods support Minecraft 1.21.9.
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What the author says
Whenever a Sniffer find itself in a snowfall, in cold biomes, their back will turn snowy and white. This is similar to how large mammals can accumulate snow during a winter storm. And if you do not like it? You can right-click it with a shovel, and it reverts to the original skin, with a couple of snowballs as a…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/snow-sniffer
- Owner
- SwiftSniffer
- Published
- 2023-06-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15