Snaptrapper is a large Mystery Class (formerly Fear Class) dragon introduced in the DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon franchise.
Background[]
Personality[]
Snaptrappers are said to love rain, frolicking in the mud whenever a storm breaks.
Described to be beautiful, peaceful and calm at first sight, these dragons are fierce and aggressive. They are, however, incredibly patient. They will wait for food for days, and can be motionless in doing so.
Physical Appearances[]
The Snaptrapper is a dragon that has four heads, each with three jaws. Their tails are forked like that of the Hideous Zippleback, and they look somewhat like the latter as well. Their unique, frightening jaws open up in a way that resembles a flower blooming, and the spines on their necks, body, and tail look similar to leaves. All four heads of the Snaptrapper have three tongues; these tongues each resemble the stamen of a flower, as it is the Snaptrapper's tactic to resemble a plant of some kind to lure prey in close, or to help them hide from the dragon's few potential predators. They are one of the larger species of dragons and have very long necks and tails. They also appear to have eyelash-like ridges above their eyes, making them appear feminine.
Appearances[]
How to Train Your Dragon[]
The Snaptrapper first appeared in the film within the pages of the Dragon Manual when Hiccup was trying to find information on Night Furies. He did not state the dragon's name, although the book says that Snaptrappers are extremely dangerous and should be killed on sight.
Book of Dragons[]
Bork was in a field raking leaves when a Snaptrapper attracted him through the smell of chocolate. The third head ate him and the entire dragon shed their scales, shed their claws, and grew them back, before spitting out Bork. He met again with a Snaptrapper when a storm came. Bork made a discovery that Snaptrappers love rain as the dragon played in the mud, spraying the mud all over Bork.
Dragons: The Nine Realms[]
In "Journey to the Snowcano", as Tom looks at the pages of the Book of Dragons, a page shows a picture of a Snaptrapper and its egg hatching.
