diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
index a79fbfbf246f06..f24c066911ae6b 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
@@ -2143,11 +2143,13 @@
     states:
       Alive:
         Base: snake
+      Critical:
+        Base: dead
       Dead:
         Base: dead
   - type: Butcherable
     spawned:
-    - id: FoodMeat
+    - id: FoodMeatSnake
       amount: 1
   - type: InteractionPopup
     successChance: 0.6
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/xeno.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/xeno.yml
index 4bcee8beb4979a..23d3e838e21e4b 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/xeno.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/xeno.yml
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@
         Base: dead_purple_snake
       Dead:
         Base: dead_purple_snake
+  - type: Butcherable
+    spawned:
+    - id: FoodMeatSnake
+      amount: 4
   - type: Grammar
     attributes:
       proper: true
@@ -444,5 +448,9 @@
         Base: dead_small_purple_snake
       Dead:
         Base: dead_small_purple_snake
+  - type: Butcherable
+    spawned:
+    - id: FoodMeatSnake
+      amount: 2
   - type: SolutionTransfer
     maxTransferAmount: 1