In checking out the snapshot i came across two striders floating in the air seeming to be uneffected by gravity. They were next to lava falling from the top of the nether when i first found them so it could have something to do with that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgaFPVRL94&feature=youtu.be
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Duplicate of MC-176032