So Ive had this happen a few times and couldn't find an answer, but anyways: Creepers will sometimes explode on their own. Not like spontaneously, but it usually happens when I accidently run into a group of mobs, then run away and ill hear a creeper exploding on its own but really far away from me and I was not within the necessary distance for it to start detonation. Could this have something to do with being angry at skeletons?
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I don't have any but it just happens. Do you know if creepers get angry at skeletons (if a skeleton accidentally hits them with an arrow?) because that would explain it perfectly: They get hit and only explode "on their own" when i run away and out of range, so they go back and target the skeleton.
Duplicate of MC-74908 which was later resolved as "Works As Intended".
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