In a way, this creature - dressed in a vest - was supposed to serve as the game's "caretaker". That is, his role was to help the player if the latter was blocked in the game.
—VIP-zone description, RaymanZone

The Snorty is a creature that was originally intended to appear in Rayman 3, in the role of the game's ‘caretaker’. Like the Snoot and the Goaty, the Snorty was abandoned to avoid overloading the game with creatures and sending the player off on false trails.

In an unused dialogue found in the file GAMEDATABIN\Fix.lvl, the Snorty complains about being woken up:

pfffffff... it's not even possible to have a nap here!
—Snorty, GAMEDATABIN\Fix.lvl

According to unverified testimonies, a picture of the Snorty was also available in RaymanZone's VIP-zone, showing it as a creature with rabbit-like ears and a boar-like nose, dressed in a vest made of animal hide and carrying a shoulder bag.[1]

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