If a Creeper explodes while you and it are on snow covered blocks, you will only receive 1/2 heart of damage.
On non snow covered blocks, you receive a large amount of damage.
Linked issues
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MC-42126
[1.7.4] Tall grass/snow tiles block damage from creeper explosions
Resolved
MC-85038
Creepers lose powers in carpets
Resolved
MC-92149
Creepers only do heart or half of damage in tallgrass
Resolved
MC-95891
Creeper no damage
Resolved
MC-143495
Creepers do no damage to the player if they are on snow.
Resolved
Comments 5
I just tried this also, and I experienced the same results.
The snow tiles explode and that takes 'energy' from the explosion.
@Grum So does that mean that this is not a bug, but intended behavior?
See Grum's comment, closing as working as intended.
Tested this out, and it is true. On snow covered blocks, I was about 4 blocks from a Creeper and lost 1/2 heart, but on non covered blocks, lost about 7 hearts on Hard. I think this started in one of the 1.4 snapshots, not sure which, it wasn't in 1.3 I believe...