The Bug
Despite water killing Snow Golems they don't make an effort to avoid it and just walk right into water killing themselves.
Replicate
Find/Make a pool of water
Summon a Snow Golem
Watch it
❌ Notice that it will walk into water
Linked issues
relates to 7
MC-208601
Axolotls do not avoid danger when pathfinding
Resolved
MC-129348
Phantoms don't avoid water
Open
MC-161471
Snow Golems do not avoid rain
Open
MC-279761
The snow golem AI ignores hazardous biomes, leading to the snow golems causing their own demise
Resolved
MC-54702
Mob AI ignoring damage dealing blocks when randomly walking around/not fleeing when hit by them
Reopened
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Comments 21
Relates to MC-208601.
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Can confirm. It is easier to reproduce, by spawning a mob that the snow golem attacks in water, for example a husk. Then it will attack it and may walk in the water and die.