Level 4


 * This article is about the fourth dungeon in The Legend of Zelda. For other uses, see Snake (Disambiguation). For this dungeon in, see Level 4 (BS The Legend of Zelda).

Snake, also known simply as Level 4, is the fourth dungeon in.

Entrance
In the First Quest, its entrance is located within the lake area of central Hyrule. The Raft, that is obtained in the previous dungeon, is required to reach this dungeon's entrance.

In the Second Quest, the Snake dungeon's entrance is a hidden stairway in the maze area of Lost Hills, located under a stone which requires the use of the Power Bracelet to be moved.

First Quest
The interior of this dungeon appears to be made of stone bricks, like most dungeons in The Legend of Zelda, with its primary color being dark yellow. This dungeon introduces dark rooms that need to use Candles to illuminate them. As enemies, it introduces the demonic Vire and the uncomfortable Like Like.

The main item of this dungeon in first quest is the Stepladder, and unlike most dungeons in The Legend of Zelda, the Stepladder is needed to progress further within this dungeon. The Snake dungeon is also the first dungeon in the First Quest to have a mini-boss, Manhandla, whereas the main boss is Gleeok who guards one of the Triforce pieces.

When looked on a map, this dungeon resembles the shape of a snake, hence the dungeon's name.

Second Quest
In the Second Quest, the walls and floors of the dungeon are green, being more similar in color to the First Quest's Manji and Lizard dungeons than the First Quest's Snake dungeon.

The main items of this dungeon are the Raft and the Magic Book, although only the raft is required for later use in the game.

This is the first dungeon in the Second Quest in which colored Bubbles appear, with the red ones being able to prevent Link from using his sword permanently unless he touches a Blue Bubble. This is the first dungeon in the Second Quest to include an old man who requires Link to pay 50 Rupees or give up one of his Heart Containers in order to progress further; if Link gives up a Heart Container, there is no way to get it back. There is also an Old Man in this dungeon who will increase Link's bomb capacity for 100 Rupees.

This dungeon has more mini-bosses than previous dungeons in the Second Quest, having a room with a Digdogger, a room with Aquamentus, a room with a single Dodongo, and another room with three Dodongos. Another Digdogger also appears as the main boss who guards the dungeon's Triforce piece.

There are additional rooms to the right of the room with the Triforce piece, with the Raft located at the end of these rooms. If Link takes the Triforce piece before exploring these rooms, he will be warped to the overworld, but will need to navigate the dungeon again to collect the Raft, which is required to access the Lizard dungeon (the next dungeon).

The most notable difference in the shape of this dungeon, changing from a snake shape to the shape of the letter D. When the shapes of the Lizard (Letter Z), Eagle (Letter E), Manji (Letter L), Snake (Letter D), and Moon (Letter A) dungeons are listed in that order, they spell ZELDA.