diff --git a/android/src/main/assets/snake.png b/android/src/main/assets/snake.png
index a7cba31ba..f302039cb 100644
Binary files a/android/src/main/assets/snake.png and b/android/src/main/assets/snake.png differ
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/SnakeSprite.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/SnakeSprite.java
index 479dcb96a..6e73c2f48 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/SnakeSprite.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/sprites/SnakeSprite.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ package com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.sprites;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.Assets;
 import com.watabou.noosa.TextureFilm;
 
-//TODO placeholder graphics atm
 public class SnakeSprite extends MobSprite {
 	
 	public SnakeSprite() {
@@ -32,19 +31,21 @@ public class SnakeSprite extends MobSprite {
 		
 		texture( Assets.SNAKE );
 		
-		TextureFilm frames = new TextureFilm( texture, 12, 12 );
+		TextureFilm frames = new TextureFilm( texture, 12, 11 );
 		
+		//many frames here as we want the rising/falling to be slow but the tongue to be fast
 		idle = new Animation( 10, true );
-		idle.frames( frames, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1 );
+		idle.frames( frames, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+		                     1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1);
 		
-		run = new Animation( 10, true );
-		run.frames( frames, 3, 4 );
+		run = new Animation( 8, true );
+		run.frames( frames, 4, 5, 6, 7 );
 		
 		attack = new Animation( 15, false );
-		attack.frames( frames, 5, 6, 7, 7, 0 );
+		attack.frames( frames, 8, 9, 10, 9, 0);
 		
 		die = new Animation( 10, false );
-		die.frames( frames, 8, 9, 10 );
+		die.frames( frames, 11, 12, 13 );
 		
 		play(idle);
 	}