Snow Golem

Snow Golem

Health points	4HP
Behavior	Passive
Attack strength	Only knockback 3HP (Blaze only)
Hitbox size	In Java Edition: Height: 1.9 Blocks Width: 0.7 Blocks In Bedrock Edition: Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks
Spawn	When created by the player or an enderman
Usable items	Lead Shears

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A snow golem is a snowman-like utility mob that helps defend against monsters.

Creation

Snow golem build configuration.
Jack o'lanterns can also be used.

File:Snowgolemfight1.jpg

Snow golems search for the nearest monster and attack it until it dies.

Snow golems are created by placing 2 snow blocks and in an I shape (as shown in the image), and then placing a pumpkin‌, a carved pumpkin, or a jack o'lantern on top. The pumpkin may be placed by the player, a dispenser, or an enderman. The building pattern also works when arranged sideways or upside-down, as long as the pumpkin is the last block placed. The player can place the snow blocks in any pattern and then place an uncarved pumpkin.‌

The snow golem spawns at the location of the pumpkin when created horizontally.

Drops

Snow golems drop:

• 0-15 Snowballs upon death
• 1 Carved Pumpkin when sheared

Behavior

Snow golems wander aimlessly and will try to avoid obstacles such as lava, cacti, fire and so on.

A snow golem after shearing the carved pumpkin from its head.

A snow golem wears its carved pumpkin like a helmet. Its actual head is hidden beneath the pumpkin. Shearing a snow golem removes the pumpkin, revealing its face and making it drop the pumpkin. The pumpkin is stored using the Pumpkin tag instead of ArmorItems; a snow golem does not display its HandItems or its ArmorItems. After shearing the pumpkin, the player can give a snow golem a new pumpkin only by using a command, such as /data.

Snow golems "melt" (take damage) in biomes with a temperature greater than 1.0, or dry/warm biomes like badlands, deserts, savannas and biomes in the Nether. The Fire Resistance effect allows them to survive in these biomes.‌

They also melt (take damage) when in contact with rain or water, or any water source block. Snow golems are immune to damage from powder snow.

A group of snow golems throwing snowballs at a spider.

Snow golems move toward all monsters (except ghasts) and throw snowballs at them up to 10 blocks away, provoking them, regardless of whether they attack the player. They throw one snowball per second. Thrown snowballs do not deal damage except to blazes and wolves, but the snowballs knock back any mobs that they hit.

Additionally, snow golems never intentionally attack the player.

Snow golems also attack creepers, provoking them and causing them to explode.

A snow golem is not provoked by another golem (snow or iron) attacking it, although an iron golem that is hit accidentally by a snow golem's snowball attacks the snow golem.

The snow golem's snowballs can deal damage (other than knockback) if the shot flies through a lava block.‌

Snow

As they move, they leave a trail of snow on the ground if the blocks can support it. If a snow golem is on a hopper or if the mobGriefing game rule is false, a snow trail does not appear. They produce snow only in biomes having a temperature less than 0.81, which includes cold, snowy, and temperate biomes (including the End but not jungle).

Provocation by other mobs

Java Edition

Entity	Snow golem attacks the mob?	Attacks the snow golem?	Notes
Blaze	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates
Chicken Jockey	Yes	When attacked	Snow golems attack the rider, but the golem can accidentally hit the chicken. The rider attacks the golem. When a zombified piglin rider is attacked, the group of zombified piglins retaliate.
Creeper	Yes	When attacked
Ender Dragon	Yes	Accidentally	When in near vicinity, snow golems try to attack the ender dragon, although they are rarely able to.
Enderman	Yes	No	Unlike when a player looks at an enderman, an enderman is not provoked by a snow golem looking at it.
Endermite	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates
Ghast	Accidentally	Accidentally	Fireballs can hit snow golems, dealing damage and setting them on fire.
Giant	Yes	No	Giants cannot move or attack due to lacking AI.
Goat	No	Randomly
Guardian Elder Guardian	Yes	No
Hoglin	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates	A group of hoglins does not retaliate if babies are attacked.
Illagers: Evoker Illusioner‌ Pillager Ravager Vex Vindicator	Yes	When attacked	Snow golems also attack unarmed pillagers, despite them being passive in Java Edition.
Iron Golem	Accidentally	When attacked
Killer Bunny	Accidentally	When attacked
Llama Trader Llama	Accidentally	When attacked	A snow golem attacks a llama that accidentally hits the golem with its spit. After being hit by the golem, the llama deliberately attacks the golem.
Magma Cube	Yes	No
Phantom	Yes	No
Piglin	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates	Snow golems also attack baby piglins, despite them being passive.
Piglin Brute	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates
Player	No	At player's discretion	Unlike iron golems, snow golems are passive to the player.
Polar Bear	Accidentally	When attacked
Pufferfish	No	Defensive
Shulker	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates
Silverfish	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates
Skeleton Skeleton Horseman Stray Wither Skeleton	Yes	When attacked	Snow golems attack Skeletons riding skeleton horses, but the golem can accidentally hit the skeleton horse.
Slime	Yes	When attacked
Spider Cave Spider Spider Jockey	Yes	When attacked
Warden	Yes	When attacked or noticed	Snow golems always attack wardens that are in range.
Witch	Yes	When attacked
Wither	Yes	Yes	Snow golems always attack withers, even when the attacks do no damage while the wither is generating health after being summoned.
Wolf (wild)	Accidentally	When attacked, group retaliates
Wolf (tamed)	When attacked	In defense of owner	Tamed wolves attack the snow golem if the owner attacks the golem. When attacked by the wolf, the golem retaliates.
Zoglin	Yes	Yes	Unlike hoglins, a group does not attack the golem if the golem attacks one zoglin.
Zombie variants: Drowned Husk Zombie Zombie Villager	Yes	When attacked	Swimming drowned do not attack any mob that is not touching water during daytime.
Zombified Piglin	Yes	When attacked, group retaliates
All other mobs	Accidentally	No

Sounds

[hide]Sounds
Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Snow Golem dies	?	?	entity.snow_golem.death	subtitles.entity.snow_golem.death​	?	?	16 { "sounds": [ "Snow golem death1.ogg", "Snow golem death2.ogg", "Snow golem death3.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Snow Golem dies", "id": "entity.snow_golem.death", "distance": "16", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.snow_golem.death" }
	​Snow Golem hurts	?	?	entity.snow_golem.hurt	subtitles.entity.snow_golem.hurt​	?	?	16 { "sounds": [ "Snow golem hurt1.ogg", "Snow golem hurt2.ogg", "Snow golem hurt3.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Snow Golem hurts", "id": "entity.snow_golem.hurt", "distance": "16", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.snow_golem.hurt" }
	​Snowball flies	?	?	entity.snow_golem.shoot	subtitles.entity.snowball.throw​	?	?	16 { "sounds": [ "Bow shoot.ogg" ], "subtitle": "​Snowball flies", "id": "entity.snow_golem.shoot", "distance": "16", "java": "1", "translationkey": "subtitles.entity.snowball.throw" }

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	[hide]Translation key
Snow Golem	snow_golem	?

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Snow Golem	snow_golem	21	?

Entity data

Snow golems have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Java Edition:

• [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
  • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template[show]
  • Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template[show]
  • [Byte] Pumpkin : 1 or 0 (true/false) - whether or not the Snow Golem has a pumpkin on its head.

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0							Snow golems were first showcased by Notch on Twitter as a new mob that is "craftable, is friendly, and throws snowballs at enemies. Also melts in hot biomes." and that it would "spread snow by walking around." {"type": "java", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems were first showcased by (link to Notch article, displayed as Notch) on (link to wikipedia:Twitter article, displayed as Twitter) as a new (link to mob article, displayed as mob) that is \"(link to crafting article, displayed as craftable), is friendly, and throws (link to snowball article, displayed as snowballs) at enemies. Also melts in hot (link to biome article, displayed as biomes).\" and that it would \"spread (link to snow article, displayed as snow) by walking around.\""}
							They were stated on Reddit to appear in Beta 1.9. {"type": "java", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "They were stated on (link to wikipedia:Reddit article, displayed as Reddit) to appear in (link to Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease article, displayed as Beta 1.9)."}
							Notch originally planned to call this mob Snowmen. However, soon after revealing the name, Reddit user Cuttleman stated he would call them Snow Golems, a name Notch approved of and made official. {"type": "java", "version": "1.0.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Notch originally planned to call this mob ''Snowmen''. However, soon after revealing the name, Reddit user ''Cuttleman'' stated he would call them ''Snow Golems'', a name Notch approved of and made official."}
							Added snow golems. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added snow golems."}
							Snow golems flee when attacked. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems flee when attacked."}
							Snow golems can be bred with wheat and attack other snow golems nearby. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems can be bred with wheat and attack other snow golems nearby."}
							Reverted the above changes. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Reverted the above changes."}
							During the Beta release candidates, snow golems attack players holding wheat. However, they do not attack immediately. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "During the (link to Java Edition Beta article, displayed as Beta) release candidates, snow golems attack (link to player article, displayed as players) holding (link to wheat article, displayed as wheat). However, they do not attack immediately."}
1.2.1							Snow golems have a new path-finding AI and can form a wall to attack mobs. {"type": "java", "version": "1.2.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems have a new path-finding AI and can form a wall to attack (link to mob article, displayed as mobs)."}
							Snow golems now takes damage from rain and water. {"type": "java", "version": "1.2.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems now takes damage from rain and water."}
							Snow golems now take damage in deserts, jungles, the Nether. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems now take (link to damage article, displayed as damage) in (link to desert article, displayed as deserts), (link to jungle article, displayed as jungles), (link to the Nether article, displayed as the Nether)."}
1.8							Snow golems can now be created by dispensing the pumpkin from a dispenser atop two snow blocks. {"type": "java", "version": "1.8", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems can now be created by dispensing the (link to pumpkin article, displayed as pumpkin) from a (link to dispenser article, displayed as dispenser) atop two (link to snow block article, displayed as snow blocks)."}
							Snow golems' pumpkin heads are no longer visible when they have the Invisibility effect. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems' pumpkin heads are no longer visible when they have the (link to Invisibility article, displayed as Invisibility) effect."}
							Snow golems can now be built sideways and upside-down instead of just upright. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems can now be built sideways and upside-down instead of just upright."}
							Jack o'lanterns can no longer be used to build snow golems. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to Jack o'lantern article, displayed as Jack o'lanterns) can no longer be used to build snow golems."}
							Snow golems now attack creepers, provoking them. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems now attack (link to creeper article, displayed as creepers), provoking them."}
1.8.1							Jack o'lanterns can now be used to build snow golems again. {"type": "java", "version": "1.8.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Jack o'lanterns can now be used to build snow golems again."}
1.9							Snow golems can no longer cause damage to ender dragons. {"type": "java", "version": "1.9", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems can no longer cause (link to damage article, displayed as damage) to (link to ender dragon article, displayed as ender dragons)."}
							Snow golems no longer create a trail of snow layers, if the gamerule mobGriefing is set to false. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems no longer create a trail of (link to snow article, displayed as snow layers), if the (link to gamerule article, displayed as gamerule) <code>mobGriefing</code> is set to false."}
							Snow golems' pumpkin can now be removed with shears. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Snow golems' (link to pumpkin article, displayed as pumpkin) can now be removed with (link to shears article, displayed as shears)."}
							Added sounds entity.snowman.ambient, entity.snowman.hurt, and entity.snowman.death. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added (link to sound article, displayed as sounds) <code>entity.snowman.ambient</code>, <code>entity.snowman.hurt</code>, and <code>entity.snowman.death</code>."}
1.11							Snow golems now use a byte data tag Pumpkin to determine whether they have a pumpkin head, allowing sheared snow golems to save and reload in their sheared state. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems now use a byte data tag <code>Pumpkin</code> to determine whether they have a (link to pumpkin article, displayed as pumpkin) head, allowing (link to shears article, displayed as sheared) snow golems to save and reload in their sheared state."}
							The entity ID has been changed from SnowMan to snowman. {"type": "java", "version": "1.11", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The entity ID has been changed from <code>SnowMan</code> to <code>snowman</code>."}
1.13							The entity ID has been changed from snowman to snow_golem. {"type": "java", "version": "1.13", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The entity ID has been changed from <code>snowman</code> to <code>snow_golem</code>."}
1.14							The textures of snow golems have been changed. {"type": "java", "version": "1.14", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Snow Golem.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of snow golems have been changed."}
1.16							Snow golems now drop a pumpkin when sheared. {"type": "java", "version": "1.16", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems now (link to drops article, displayed as drop) a (link to pumpkin article, displayed as pumpkin) when (link to shears article, displayed as sheared)."}
							Snow golems can now be sheared by dispensers. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems can now be sheared by (link to dispenser article, displayed as dispensers)."}
							Snow golems are now damaged by splash water bottles and lingering water bottles. {"type": "java", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems are now damaged by splash (link to water bottles article, displayed as water bottles) and lingering (link to water bottles article, displayed as water bottles)."}
1.17							Snow golems are now immune to freezing. {"type": "java", "version": "1.17", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems are now immune to (link to Damage#Freezing article, displayed as freezing)."}
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.12.1							Added snow golems. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.12.1", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added snow golems."}
Alpha							Snow golems now spawn wearing a pumpkin. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Snow golems now spawn wearing a (link to pumpkin article, displayed as pumpkin)."}
Alpha							Snow golems' pumpkin can now be removed with shears. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Snow golems' pumpkin can now be removed with (link to shears article, displayed as shears)."}
Alpha							Snow golems can now leave a trail of snow in plains biomes. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems can now leave a trail of (link to snow article, displayed as snow) in (link to plains article, displayed as plains) (link to biomes article, displayed as biomes)."}
v0.14.0							Snow golems can now be created by dispensing the pumpkin from a dispenser atop two snow blocks. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.14.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems can now be created by dispensing the (link to pumpkin article, displayed as pumpkin) from a (link to dispenser article, displayed as dispenser) atop two (link to snow block article, displayed as snow blocks)."}
v0.16.0							Added sounds entity.snowman.ambient, entity.snowman.hurt, and entity.snowman.death. {"type": "pocket Alpha", "version": "v0.16.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Added (link to sound article, displayed as sounds) <code>entity.snowman.ambient</code>, <code>entity.snowman.hurt</code>, and <code>entity.snowman.death</code>."}
[hide]Pocket Edition
1.0.5							Snow golems are no longer able to leave a trail of snow layers, if the gamerule mobGriefing is set to false. {"type": "pocket", "version": "1.0.5", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems are no longer able to leave a trail of (link to snow article, displayed as snow layers), if the (link to gamerule article, displayed as gamerule) <code>mobGriefing</code> is set to false."}
1.1.0							The entity ID has been changed from snowgolem to snow_golem. {"type": "pocket", "version": "1.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The entity ID has been changed from <code>snowgolem</code> to <code>snow_golem</code>."}
[hide]Bedrock Edition
?							The health of snow golems has been reduced from 10 to 4. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "?", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The (link to health article, displayed as health) of snow golems has been reduced from 10 to 4."}
1.2.0							The snow golem's face can now be seen only after shearing it. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.2.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "The snow golem's face can now be seen only after (link to shears article, displayed as shearing) it."}
1.10.0							The textures of snow golems have been changed. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.10.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Snow Golem.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of snow golems have been changed."}
1.11.0							Snow golems now take damage from walking over campfires. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.11.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems now take (link to damage article, displayed as damage) from walking over (link to campfire article, displayed as campfires)."}
1.16.100							Snow golems now drop a pumpkin when sheared. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.16.100", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems now (link to drops article, displayed as drop) a (link to pumpkin article, displayed as pumpkin) when (link to shears article, displayed as sheared)."}
1.17.0							Snow golems are now immune to freezing. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "1.17.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems are now immune to (link to Damage#Freezing article, displayed as freezing)."}
							Snow golems are now damaged by splash water bottles and lingering water bottles. {"type": "bedrock", "version": "", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "Snow golems are now damaged by splash (link to water bottles article, displayed as water bottles) and lingering (link to water bottles article, displayed as water bottles)."}
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU7	CU1				Patch 1		Added snow golems. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU7", "xbone": "CU1", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 1", "switch": "", "content": "(link to File:Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added snow golems."}
TU11							The limit for snow golems in a world has been increased. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU11", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "", "switch": "", "content": "The limit for snow golems in a world has been increased."}
TU12							Snow golems have a new path-finding AI and can form a wall to attack mobs. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU12", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "", "switch": "", "content": "Snow golems have a new path-finding AI and can form a wall to attack (link to mob article, displayed as mobs)."}
							Snow golems now take damage in deserts, jungles, the Nether, and when in contact with rain and water. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU12", "xbone": "", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "", "switch": "", "content": "Snow golems now take (link to damage article, displayed as damage) in (link to desert article, displayed as deserts), (link to jungle article, displayed as jungles), (link to the Nether article, displayed as the Nether), and when in contact with (link to rain article, displayed as rain) and (link to water article, displayed as water)."}
TU43	CU33				Patch 13		Added sounds for snow golems. {"type": "console", "xbox": "TU43", "xbone": "CU33", "ps3": "", "ps4": "", "psvita": "", "wiiu": "Patch 13", "switch": "", "content": "Added (link to sound article, displayed as sounds) for snow golems."}
[hide]PlayStation 4 Edition
1.90							The textures of snow golems have been changed. {"type": "ps4", "version": "1.90", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Snow Golem.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE2 BE2.png article, displayed as 32px) The textures of snow golems have been changed."}
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0							Added snow golems. {"type": "new3ds", "version": "0.1.0", "exp": "", "snap": "", "content": "(link to File:Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) (link to File:Sheared Snow Golem JE1 BE1.png article, displayed as 32px) Added snow golems."}

• 

  First screenshot of a snow golem, released by Notch on September 21, 2011.

Issues

Issues relating to "Snow Golem" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Snow golems cannot be made by pistons because the code for generating snow golems are found in the pumpkin’s OnBlockPlace ("placed by a player") event.
• Snow golems rarely spawn naturally in snow biomes; if two snow blocks happen to spawn naturally with a patch of pumpkins, a snow golem may spawn naturally.‌
• They could also spawn in versions prior to 17w47a if a patch of carved pumpkins spawned in a snow biome, or if an enderman placed a carved pumpkin next to two blocks of snow. The chances of this are 1 in 5,000,000,000,000 (one in five trillion).

Gallery

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  Snow golem biome statistics.

Screenshots

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  Creation of a snow golem.

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  A snow golem attacks a spider.

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  A large group of snow golems in a lake.

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  Three snow golems that were built by endermen.

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  The view from inside a snow golem's head. Its real face can be seen.

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  A snow golem riding in a minecart.

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  A sheared snow golem.

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  Snow golem enjoying the night.

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  Snow golem face texture.

In other media

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  Official artwork of a Snow Golem under attack.

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  Lego Minecraft Snow Golem.