Minecraft wiki entry for Snowy_Plains, associated text: Survival in snowy plains is quite difficult due to the sparseness of the biome and the lack of animals; only polar bears and rabbits may naturally spawn here, though cows, sheep, pigs and horses may spawn as part of villages. Infrequent spruce trees are the only natural source of wood in this biome and maintaining water sources, for farming crops for exemple, can be tough due to water in this biome freezing into ice, if it is not protected by light or a roof. Strays often spawning in place of skeletons can make dealing with hostile mobs even more difficult, due to their slowness arrows and aggravating polar bears, or even coming near one, if accompanied by cubs, can lead to fatal consequences if unprepared. The ice spikes variety can be valuable to late-game players due to the occurrence of ice spikes towers that can be used for a base. As the snowy plains is a snow-covered biome, lightning never strikes in these biomes.