Snapper (Spirit Tracks)

Snappers are enemies from The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. They are anthropomorphic and vaguely avian and appear in the Ocean Temple and Take 'Em All On challenge. Snappers wield whips, and will use them to entangle Link and attack him; Link must dodge the Snapper's whip and slice it with his sword to defeat it. In the Ocean Temple, a Snapper appears as a mini-boss and guards the Whip. Once Link has obtained the Link, he can use it to stun Snappers in any subsequent battles with them.

Etymology
Snappers are likely named after the snapping noise that a whip makes when it hits its target.