The BugDespite 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
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.
it affects bedrock edition too !
@unknown Then please create a ticket for bedrock, if you can’t find a ticket for that.
Relates to MC-208601.
Can confirm in 21w03a.
Can confirm in 21w05b.
Can confirm in 21w06a.
Can confirm in 21w07a.
Can confirm in 21w08b. Video attached.
Can confirm in 1.16.5. Relates to MC-178053 and MC-159502.
Can confirm in 1.16.5.
Can confirm in 21w11a.
Can confirm in 21w13a.
Can confirm in 21w16a.
Can confirm in 21w17a.
Can confirm in 1.17.
Can confirm in 1.17.1.
Can confirm in 21w39a.
Can confirm in 1.18.2 and 22w11a.
Can confirm in 1.19.
Reporter: anthony cicinelli
Assignee: (Unassigned)
Created: 2020-09-19T05:25:35Z
Updated: 2025-04-26T18:24:20Z
ADO:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
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Category: (Unassigned)
Labels: pathfinding, snow_golem
Affects Versions: 1.16.3, 1.16.4 Pre-release 1, 1.16.4 Pre-release 2, 1.16.4 Release Candidate 1, 1.16.4, 23 more20w45a, 20w46a, 20w48a, 20w49a, 20w51a, 21w03a, 1.16.5, 21w05b, 21w06a, 21w07a, 21w08b, 21w11a, 21w13a, 21w16a, 21w17a, 1.17, 1.17.1, 21w39a, 1.18.2, 22w11a, 22w18a, 1.19, 1.19.4, 23w14a, 1.20 Release Candidate 1, 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.4
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Retrieved 2026-02-25T13:08:22Z
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.