Sniffer eggs are sometimes spawned in the ground when sniffers breed

The Bug:

Sniffer eggs are sometimes spawned in the ground when sniffers breed.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Summon a repeating command block that will give all sniffer egg item entities the glowing effect for easier visualization, by using the command provided below.

   /setblock ~1 ~ ~1 minecraft:repeating_command_block{Command:"execute as @e[type=minecraft:item,nbt={Item:{id:\"minecraft:sniffer_egg\"}}] run data merge entity @s {Glowing:1b}",auto:1b}

2. Summon two sniffers and breed them.

3. Watch closely as the sniffer egg item entity is spawned.

4. Take note as to whether or not sniffer eggs are sometimes spawned in the ground when sniffers breed.

Observed Behavior:

Sniffer eggs are sometimes spawned in the ground.

Expected Behavior:

Sniffer eggs would always be spawned above ground.