Snow Gnats

Snow Gnats
Physical Description
Species	Gnats
Height	Small
Behind the Scenes
Appearances	The Slippery Slope
Adaptation Appearances	Netflix Adaptation: The Slippery Slope: Part One, The Slippery Slope: Part Two

“	ICE BEES!	”
	— Arthur Poe

Snow Gnats (also referred to as Ice Bees) are small flying insects which inhabit the Mortmain Mountains. They appear in the tenth book of A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Slippery Slope.

The distinguishing feature of snow gnats is they enjoy stinging people for no reason whatsoever, similar to red ants. This is shown when Violet and Klaus Baudelaire are making a trip up the Mortmain Mountains. The gnats' stingers contain mild poison which may kill, with a couple of stings, a small animal.

There are two primary ways to avoid being stung:

• The easiest way is to create smoke by starting a fire. Snow gnats do not like smoke and will flee an area that has or recently has had smoke. For example, snow gnats fled the Valley of Four Drafts when the V.F.D. Headquarters there were burned down.
• The other way is by covering the body with clothing. A fencing mask will impede the gnats while still allowing the wearer to see. If holding an item to cover the head, the wearer should make sure their hands are on the inside and not the outside of the item.

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Absent	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Absent
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Absent	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Absent
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Absent	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Absent
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Absent	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Debut
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Absent	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Absent
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Absent	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Absent
13. The End (2006):		Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Absent	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Absent	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Absent
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Absent
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent

Gallery

Snow Gnats in the book making up the words "CHAPTER TWO."

Violet running from a swarm of Snow Gnats.

A swarm of Snow Gnats in the mountains.