Hostile Mobs- Skeleton

It's been a busy week with all the anime conventions and school concert rehearsals, but I finally managed to squeeze some free time to do this post. Let's do this!

Like the usual, here’s a video by MCSpotlights to get us started…
 

[short video on skeletons]

And for those who still aren’t sure after watching the video, today's featured Hostile Mob is the Skeleton.
 
Definition

Like its name, it looks just like a skeleton with grey-coloured skin. It is 2 blocks high with 10 health points, carries a bow in its right hand and will shoot arrows when your character is within its range of 16 blocks. They also spawn in dark areas like caves.

 

[skeleton with a normal bow & an enchanted bow]

Like other undead mobs, skeletons will burn in sunlight. Unlike zombies, however, they will instinctively search for darker areas such as under trees, in caves, etc.
 

Like zombies, skeletons sometimes spawn with armour or enchanted bows.

[skeleton wearing armour]

Drops

Skeletons usually drop bones, arrows and sometimes bows. The bows may also come with enchantments such as Power I-III, Punch I, Flame I or Infinity I. Bows rarely come with multiple enchants.

 

[some Skeleton drops]

 

Achievements

Shooting and successfully killing a skeleton from 50 blocks away can earn you the in-game achievement of Sniper Duel.

 

Personal Experience

I don’t deal with skeletons often, but they are very dangerous in their own right. With the 1.5.1 update, Skeletons shoot faster when you’re nearer to them. Since I’m not very good at PVP (Person-versus-Person fights), I tend to get shot as I try to attack the skeleton. Which is very nerve-wrecking in my opinion.