Editing Fire Snake

|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]])

|latest_appearance=''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])

|comparable=[[Fire Snake (Super Mario World)|Fire Snake (''Super Mario World'')]]

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==History==

===''Super Mario'' series===

====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====

Firesnakes first appear in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in [[Desert Land]]. If a Firesnake sees [[Mario]], it begins to chase him by bouncing and trying to collide with him. A Firesnake can only be defeated by either being hit by a [[Shell]] or [[Hammer]], by having Mario touch it while he is [[Invincible Mario|invincible]], by being hit by Mario's tail as either [[Raccoon Mario]] or [[Tanooki Mario]], or a stomp from [[Statue Mario]]. He can also lead them into a [[pit]] (though they reappear after a few seconds). In the original NES version, Firesnakes do not have eyes, whereas they have them in ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====

Fire Snakes also appear as uncommon enemies in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' in [[World 2-5 (New Super Mario Bros.)| World 2-5]]. These Fire Snakes try to attack Mario by chasing him while bouncing, like in ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. The Fire Snakes of ''New Super Mario Bros.'' can be defeated by a Shell or by being touched by Invincible Mario or [[Mega Mario]]. Like in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', they can fall into an abyss and reappear up to two times after a few seconds. They are depicted with eyes similar to re-releases of ''Super Mario Bros. 3''.

====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====

====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====

====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====

Fire Snakes reappear in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' acting exactly as in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. They have their own level called [[Fire Snake Cavern]] located in [[Layer-Cake Desert]] in which they are very common alongside the [[Fire Bro]]s, and can now be eaten by any [[Baby Yoshi]]. Fire Snakes are also pushed back if Mario uses a [[Glowing Baby Yoshi]]. Fire Snakes also appear in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'', where they appear infrequently in [[Light-Up-Lift Tower]]. Both roles are reprised in ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''.

===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===

In ''[[Double Trouble (book)|Double Trouble]]'', a swarm of Firesnakes can be encountered in the [[Koopahari Desert]] if Mario decides to take a shortcut to Fort Koopa. Depending on how an accompanying puzzle is solved, Mario either dodges and escapes them, or is sent running after being singed twice, losing his [[Super Mushroom]] in the process. Far fewer Firesnakes can be encountered on the main road to Fort Koopa, and Mario can easily avoid them.

===''Yoshi's Safari''===

===''Mario Kart'' series===

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==Names in other languages==

{{foreign names

|JapR=Faia Sunēku

|JapM=Fire Snake

|Ita=Vampaserpe

|Kor=파이어스네이크

|KorR=Paieo Seuneikeu

|KorM=Fire Snake

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==Trivia==

*Fire Snakes were written into the desert sequence of the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' film, but were cut for unknown reasons. Scripts state that they "''[...]resemble moray eels, their mouths filled with pointed piranha-like teeth,''" and that "''They gnaw through the skin, burrow into the body cavities, and lay their larvae. It can take weeks for the host to die.''" Earlier scripts had given this description to "Sand Eels" which similarly did not appear in the final product. In the final cut, a neon sign labeled "Fire Snake" can be seen during the establishing shot of [[Dinohattan]].

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