Editing Fire Snake

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|image=[[File:Fire Snake NSMB2 Prima.jpg|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''New Super Mario Bros. 2''

'''Fire Snakes'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=von Esmarch, Nick|title=''New Super Mario Bros. 2'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|page=30|language=en-us|date=2012|publisher=Prima Games|isbn=978-0-307-89552-3}}</ref> (earlier parsed as '''Firesnakes''',<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=1990|title=''Super Mario Bros. 3'' instruction booklet|page=35|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> though Fire Snake was in use initially),<ref>{{cite|date=March/April 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 11|page=13|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> are long snake-like creatures with bodies made up of [[fireball]]s. They have appeared as uncommon enemies in several games of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], mostly in desert-themed [[level]]s.

[[File:FireSnakeAttack.png|thumb|right|180px|Two Fire Snakes enlarging their heads in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]

Fire Snakes reappear in the game ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', acting like they did in ''New Super Mario Bros.'', but with a new ability. After several hops, their heads enlarge, then go back to normal size. They only appear in [[World 2-3 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 2-3]] and can be defeated with a [[Super Star|Star]] or [[Ice Mario|ice balls]].

[[File:FireSnakeCartoon.jpg|thumb|A Firesnake in the episode "Princess Toadstool for President" from ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]

Firesnakes make a few minor appearances in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. In "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]", Mario and Luigi end up in [[Dark Land]] and while there, they get ambushed by many enemies, including a Firesnake. In "[[Crimes R Us]]", the Koopalings break in to the [[Mushroom Kingdom Treasury]], using a [[Chain Chomp]] to open the barred window, a [[Ptooie]] to blast a hole in the wall, and a Firesnake to bust a hole in the roof. In "[[Recycled Koopa]]", a [[Koopa Zombie]] attacks Luigi with three Firesnakes which get out of his case.

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Two Firesnakes appear as competitors in the International Mushroom Games in ''[[Leaping Lizards]]'', being members of a team called the Sneaks. During the Beetlebowl, an all-team game, they may (depending on who the reader chooses as their offensive line) leap into the middle of the ring when the event begins and flare up, blinding everyone nearby besides [[Roy|Roy Koopa]] and their [[Rocky Wrench]] teammate, due to their sunglasses. When one of the Firesnakes grabs a [[Hoopster]] and tries to dunk it into the Mushroom Kingdom Royals's bucket, Mario unintentionally stops it when the [[Mushroom King]] (who had been turned into a [[rabbit]]) hops by, causing him to sneeze and blow the Firesnake out. What other events the Firesnakes compete in besides the Beetlebowl are unspecified.

In ''[[Koopa Capers]]'', [[Wendy|Wendy O. Koopa]], needing some Firesnake scales for a potion she is brewing, captures several and locks them in a freezing cave in the Magma Pits, causing them to enter a catatonic state and begin shedding.

[[File:Safari Firesnake.png|frame|right|Firesnakes in ''Yoshi's Safari'' sport a unique light-blue design]]

Two Firesnakes appear as mini-bosses in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''. They are defeated by blasting them with the [[Super Scope]] repeatedly. These Firesnakes are uniquely composed of a string of blue [[Lava Bubble|Podoboo]]s, and they wind around rapidly like an actual snake, albeit through the air, rather than jump. The Firesnakes are destroyed one segment at a time, with each becoming a normal orange Podoboo and leaping at Yoshi upon taking enough damage.

[[File:Fire Snake MK8D.jpg|thumb|left|A Fire Snake in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]

Fire Snakes have made a few appearances as obstacles in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. In all of their appearances, if a racer drives into a Fire Snake, their [[kart]] briefly spins out. Fire Snakes first appear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', on [[DS Desert Hills|Desert Hills]], where they are fired from the [[Angry Sun]] in the sky and hop along the track for a short time. The Fire Snakes in this game do not have eyes. In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', aside from returning in {{classic|DS|Desert Hills}}, Fire Snakes also appear in [[Wii Grumble Volcano|Grumble Volcano]], where they near the end hopping out of pipes on the side of the course. In ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and its [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe|Nintendo Switch version]], Fire Snakes also appear in {{classic|Wii|Grumble Volcano}}.

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Fire Snake Perfect.png|''[[Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten]]''

Desert Hill.jpg|Artwork from ''Super Mario Bros. 3''

SMB3 FireSnake.png|Sprite from ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')

YSaf CorniceCave.png|Screenshot from ''Yoshi's Safari''

FireSnake NSMB.png|Sprite from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''

Firesnake.png|Screen-cropped model from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

|Jap=ファイアスネーク<ref>{{cite|title=スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 (''Sūpā Mario Burazāzu Surī'') instruction booklet|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo|language=ja|page=35|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/ja/pdf/CLV-P-HAACJ.pdf|format=PDF}}</ref>

|JapR=Faia Sunēku

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