Fire Snake Cavern

This article is about Fire Snake Cavern, a level in New Super Mario Bros. U. For its New Super Luigi U counterpart, see Piranhas in the Dark.

Fire Snake Cavern
Level code	World 2-3
World	Layer-Cake Desert
Game	New Super Mario Bros. U (Deluxe)
Primary power-up	Ice Flower
Time Limit	400 seconds
Music sample
Level progression ← Previous Stone-Eye Zone Next → Stoneslide Tower New Super Mario Bros. U levels

Fire Snake Cavern, or Layer-Cake Desert-3, is the third course of Layer-Cake Desert in New Super Mario Bros. U. It is a dark cave featuring the first appearance of Glowing Baby Yoshi. The level is unlocked by completing Stone-Eye Zone, and completion of this level unlocks Stoneslide Tower.

Layout

The level begins above ground, where a ? Block containing a power-up is found, as well as a Warp Pipe leading to a dark underground area. Metallic platforms that have lanterns at both ends and tilt frequently are found, as well as a Fire Snake. A portion of ground with Warp Pipes containing Fire Piranha Plants follows, with a ? Block containing a Glowing Baby Yoshi. Two Fire Bros. are found among a group of metallic tilting platforms. The top left one has a Brick Block containing a 1-Up Mushroom. A passage containing coins is found behind the Fire Bro at the bottom. The Checkpoint Flag is then found. A Warp Pipe leading to an area with Piranha Plants and coins is located beneath the Checkpoint Flag. In the center is a Hidden Block with a 1-Up Mushroom. Another ? Block containing a Glowing Baby Yoshi is found, along with more tilting platforms with a Fire Snake and a Koopa Troopa on them. A Red Ring is then found, along with two Fire Snakes. More tilting platforms are found, as well as two Fire Bros. A Warp Pipe leads above ground to an area with tilting platforms and the Goal Pole.

The player can skip the underground sections by using the Flying Squirrel Suit to fly over the wall at the beginning of the level. In New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Peachette can be used as well.

Star Coins

Image	Location
	At the beginning, there are two metallic platforms on top of each other. The player must jump from the higher one when the right side is up to reach a ledge. Then they must run through the path to get the first Star Coin.
	After the Checkpoint Flag, there are metallic platforms with bricks in between. The player must break the bricks in the middle to reach a pipe below and enter it. Next, the player must avoid the Fire Snakes and press the P Switch, then run right and jump onto the ledge to grab the second Star Coin.
	At the end, the player encounters two Fire Bros. on standing metallic platforms. The player must jump to the highest platform, where there is a Warp Pipe. It leads to the third Star Coin.

Enemies

Image	Name	Count
	Fire Snake	6
	Fire Piranha Plant	2
	Fire Bro	4
	Red Koopa Troopa	1
	Piranha Plant	8

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Note(s)	Ref.
Japanese	暗やみ ファイアスネーク Kurayami Faiasunēku	Dark, Dark Fire Snake
Chinese	黑暗火焰蛇 Hēi'àn Huǒyàn Shé	Dark, Dark Fire Snake
Dutch	Dapper in het donker, lafaards in het licht	Brave in the Dark, Cowards in the light
French (Canada)	Tout feu tout flamme	All Fired Up
French (Europe)	Tout feu tout flamme	All Fired Up
German	Loch der Loderschlangen	Hole of the Fire Snakes
Italian	Caverna dei Vampaserpi	Cavern of the Fire Snakes
Korean	어둠 속 파이어스네이크 Eodum Sok Paieo Seuneikeu	Fire Snake in the Dark
Portuguese (Europe)	Toca das Serpentes de Fogo	Burrow of the Fire Snakes
Russian	Пещера огненных змей Peshchera ognennykh zmey	Fire Snake Cave
Spanish (Latin America)	Esta gruta está que arde	This Grotto Is That Tough Literally means "this grotto is so that way it burns", an expression.
Spanish (Europe)	Esta gruta está que arde	This Grotto Is That Tough

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