Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater All Collectible Locations

This guide shows where to find all Collectible Locations in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Kerotans, Medicinal Plants, Fruits, Mushrooms, Birds, Snakes, Fish, Frogs, Weapons, Camouflage, Face Paints, Hidden Views). This guide is updated for PS4/PS5 Master Collection (2023 release).

It is highly recommended to play on Very Easy difficulty and to start with the EZ Gun. This makes a no-kill & no-alerts run much easier, since the EZ Gun gives you an 80% camouflage index and has infinite ammo. There is also the ‘I Like MGS3’ option when starting a new game that will give you extra camos and face paints at the start of the game which you should do, but these are however not required for trophies.

This guide lists every single collectible required for trophies / achievements, missable hidden first-person views during cutscenes, and additional trophies / achievements that are highly missable. This way you will unlock every collectible trophy in a single playthrough. Collectibles will be listed in the first possible location I found them in, many of them can be found in multiple different areas.

Follow the guide closely as ALL collectible-based trophies are missable, there is some limited backtracking in the game but it’s best to collect everything in each area before proceeding to the next one. Unlike the PS3/Vita versions of the game, you also have to collect every possible weapon in the game as well. This guide lists the locations for weapons available in both the Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater. It is assumed, but not confirmed that picking them up in either location will count for the trophy. Also it is currently unknown if all thrown and placeable weapons, or just firearms are required, to be safe I have listed these and everything I had collected when I unlocked the trophy.

Types of collectibles:

• Kerotans
• Medicinal Plants
• Fruit
• Mushrooms
• Birds
• Snakes
• Fish
• Frogs
• Weapons
• Camouflage
• Face Paints
• Hidden first-person views during cutscenes

Virtuous Mission

Dremuchij South

Weapon (Survival Knife) – Automatically obtained story weapon. You start with this weapon.

Face Paint (Mask) – Automatically obtained story face paint. You start with this.

Weapon (Mk22) – Automatically obtained story weapon. Acquired after collecting your backpack.

Weapon (EZ Gun) – If starting a new game on Very Easy only, you get this after collecting your backpack. It is also unlocked after earning the markhor codename for collecting all 48 animals and plants.

Once you get your backpack you might as well knock out several missable, but very easy trophies. Can I Keep It?, Snake Eater, Mostly Dead, Serenity Now, Tune-In Tokyo ,I Can Totally See You (equip the Flecktan camo and prone on a green patch of ground).

Kerotan #1 – After getting your backpack. Go back to where you started in the area, take the east slope up to the top. When facing the tree that had your backpack, look to your left to see this on a rock. You will unlock Prince Charming here.

Snake G (Giant Anaconda) – Moving around throughout this area.

Snake H (Reticulated Python) – Moving around throughout this area.

Mushroom A (Russian Oyster Mushroom) – On a tree stump to the left of where you started.

Mushroom C (Siberian Ink Cap) – At the base of either tree on the right or left just before the log you crawl under.

Frog B (Tree Frog) – Hopping around in a patch of grass to the right of the log you crawl under, near one of the spots for Mushroom C.

Fruit B (Russian False Mango) – Hanging on a tree to the left of the one where you collected your backpack.

Dremuchij Swamp

Indian Gavial – Crocodiles found in the swamp area, kill one with the knife to collect its meat.

Kerotan #2 – After the swamp, stand in the 2nd patch of grass that you move through, look to the right to see this on a rock.

Dremuchij North

You will encounter the first guards in the game here. If you want feel free to make a manual save and get all of the guard based trophies here, then reload your save as this is a no kill playthrough. Mama Said, Like He Just Doesn’t Care, Tell Me Where The Bomb Is, Close Shave.

Weapon (SVD) – As soon as you enter the area there is a path on the right leading to the weapon at the end.

Fruit C (Golova) – This is hanging off a tree to the right of the first patrolling guard ahead of you when you enter this area.

Bird E (Sunda Whistling-Thrush) – In the patch of grass by the above fruit, can be difficult to see and shoot from a distance, you can shake down guards for grenades and use those, just make sure you have knocked out all guards in the area first and moved them away first.

Fruit A (Yabloko Moloko) – Go directly north from where you entered the area to the very end, past fruit C. You will see these bronze coloured fruit hanging from a tree above. Everything is in Season will unlock here.

Bird D (Magpie) – From facing the north exit, go right and down to an area with a large patch of grass by a log, throw a grenade in to this patch and collect the bird.

Kerotan #3 – Just past the patch of grass where Bird D was you will see a log next to a tree stump, this is on top of the stump.

Weapon (Grenade) – In a tree stump in the northern part of the area, directly ahead from where you enter. Also found in many other locations and from shaking down guards.

Weapon (Stun Grenade) – To the right of where you find Fruit C and Bird E, ahead is a log and a tree stump, it’s behind these. Also found in many other locations and from shaking down guards.

Dolinovodno

Hornet’s Nest – As soon as you enter the area look directly ahead to see a guard stood by the bridge, above him will be a hornet’s nest, shoot it to scare the guard away and collect it, you will also earn Beekeeper by doing this.

Kerotan #4 – Just before crossing the bridge, find this on top of the left bridge support.

Weapon (XM16E1) – After crossing the bridge, follow the path around to the left and under the bridge to find this in an alcove.

Rassvet

Kerotan #5 – From entering the area, go directly north in to the first partially destroyed building to see a hole to the left of the staircase, under the floor that it leads to, look through the hole to see it.

Weapon (M37) – Turn around from shooting the above kerotan and you’ll see this right behind some crates ahead of you.

Rat – Go around to the back of the main building where you meet Sokolov, there is a crawl space by some crates leading under the building, you can find rats here.

When you gain control of Snake after some cutscenes, Ocelot will be knocked out on the floor. Save your game and then kill Ocelot to unlock Problem Solves, Series Over, then reload your save.

Operation Snake Eater

Dremuchij East

You can get the Ralph Called trophy as soon as you gain control of Snake. You now have acess to the Cure menu, open it up and rotate the right stick over and over for about a minute, unpause the game and Snake will throw up.

Weapon (M1911A1) – Automatically obtained story weapon. You start with this weapon.

Kerotan #6 – Shortly after you start, move forward to a larger area with patches of grass and trees, to your left you will see some stumps and logs that form what looks like a small shelter, you will find it in here.

Medicinal Plant (C Med) – Turn around from where you shot the kerotan, go directly forwards to find this plant between two patches of grass against a wall.

Medicinal Plant (Disinfect) – Just a little south directly from this plant is another plant at the base of a thin tree near a log.

Flying Squirrel – In the middle of this area, look at the trees, every so often a flying squirrel will glide between and climb up the trees here. Check each tree and keep an eye out for it gliding between them.

Dremuchij North

You can use upcoming Snake A in this area for a quick trophy. Capture it alive, equip it and throw it at a guard, the snake will bite and poison the guard for Snake Bit. Reload your save afterwards as this will kill the guard.

Snake F (Green Tree Python) – After dropping down the ledge, just ahead of you hanging off of a tree in plain sight. Make sure to not go past as you will trigger a cutscene and lose your weapon and will have to come back to get this after you meet EVA in Rassvet.

Important: From this point if you didn’t start on very easy and therefore don’t have the EZ Gun, you won’t have any weapons until you meet EVA in Rassvet, so you can’t get some of the below collectibles. After you have a weapon, return to this area (and point in the guide) then follow on from here. This guide has been written on the assumption that you have the EZ Gun, if you do then disregard this advice.

Snake A (King Cobra) – Following the cutscene with The Boss, go directly ahead to find this snake in the first patch of grass you come across.

Kerotan #7 – Go right after collecting Snake A to see a tree on the left you can climb, at the top, turn around and look just to the right to find this on the rocky area.

After collecting everything here backtrack to Dremuchij Swamp.

Dremuchij Swamp

Kerotan #8 – On the rightmost patch of land upon entering the swamp, you will find this behind a few trees on the right.

Now backtrack to Dremuchij South.

Dremuchij South

Medicinal Plant (Splint) – Just before the log you crawl under after entering the area, at the base of a tree on the left.

Markhor – Right where you started this area in the Virtuous Mission, after moving under the log.

Kerotan #9 – After going under the log look right, it’s beyond a tree stump and a log which have two Mushroom A’s on. You should easily be able to see this on the far end on a rocky area.

Medicinal Plant (Styptic) – Hop over the log in to the area where the kerotan was, it’s at the base of some trees in the back right of this area. You will unlock Just What the Doctor Ordered here.

Now backtrack to Dremuchij North and then take the northern exit to proceed with the story.

Dolinovodno

Kerotan #10 – After crossing the bridge, look to your right. The kerotan is on a rocky ledge above the patch of grass.

Camo (Raindrop) – After crossing the bridge, take the path to the left and around to find this in the alcove under the bridge.

Weapon (Smoke Grenade) – By the above camo. Also found in many other locations and from shaking down guards.

Rassvet 

Weapon (AK-47) – In the first partially destroyed building directly ahead after entering the area, at the top of the stairs.

Weapon (Magazine) – You can do this at any time but might as well do it now. Fire an entire clip of the AK you just received to get a throwable magazine in your inventory.

Kerotan #11 – Under the stairs from where you found the AK-47.

Weapon (Mk22) – Automatically obtained story weapon. Given to you by EVA.

Face Paint (Zombie) – Around the back of the building where you met EVA, behind some barrels.

Before leaving grab the Thermal Goggles from the locker in the room you met EVA in, this will make animals and other collectibles much easier to see and I suggest using them frequently.

Chyornyj Prud

Snake D (Coral Snake) – Upon entering the area you can find this moving around the area just before the water. This looks almost idential to Snake E.

Snake E (Milk Snake) – Upon entering the area you can find this moving around the area just before the water. This looks almost identical to Snake D.

Weapon (WP Grenade) – On the left side at the start of the area, in some shallow water at the shore. Also found in many other locations and from shaking down guards.

Frog A (Otton Frog) – Swimming around in the shallow water near the shore.

Frog C (Poison Dart Frog) – In the same general area as Frog A. You will unlock Them’s good Eatin’ here.

Fish C (Arowana) – In the central and west side of the area, in the deeper water.

Kerotan #12 – To left of the northern exit which has the tripwire trap, there is a tree with a rope on it leading to an item, it’s underwater at the base of this tree.

Camo (GA-KO) – To the right of the northern exit, in some shallow water.

Weapon (Chaff Grenade) – By the the above camo. Also found in many other locations and from shaking down guards.

Bolshaya Past South

Weapon (Claymore) – After passing the first fence equip your Thermal Goggles, near the 2nd fence you will see many claymores, approach one from behind while crawling to collect it. Also found in some other locations.

Camo (Splitter) – After getting past the 3rd electric fence with the guard dog nearby, take the path on the right to come to a swampy area. Climb up on the ledge on the right side of this area to find the camo at the end of the path.

Kerotan – #13 – Right after the above camo, to the right of the guard in front of the fence are a few trees, the kerotan is hidden in the middle of them.

Camo (Choco Chip) – Once you’ve gone through the above mentioned fence, on the left side is a tree stump with the camo inside.

Bolshaya Past Base

Face Paint (Snow) – As soon as you enter the area, in the trenches on the west side, under a wooden board.

Camo (Water) – On the roof of the main building in the centre of the area, in the top left corner.

Kerotan #14 – Inside the above mentioned building, under a desk/chair.

Weapon (Mousetrap) – There are 2 mousetraps here, one is in the central building under a bed, and another in the food storage hut just outside of this building on the north side. You will need them to catch a Tsuchinoko later. MAKE SURE TO GRAB THESE BEFORE LEAVING AS THE NEXT AREA IS A POINT OF NO RETURN.

Weapon (TNT) – In the ammo storage building in the northwest corner of the area. Also found in some other locations. If you place the TNT in here and blow up the building, you will unlock Just Because. You can also earn this in a few other locations.

Bolshaya Past Crevice

Kerotan #15 – Once you start the fight with ocelot, turn around and go to the back left of the area, look across the crevice to find this at the base of a tree on the other side. You must get this before the end of the fight, also make sure to defeat him by depleting his stamina.

Chyornya Peschera Cave Branch

Camo (Animals) – As soon as you start use the Thermal Goggles to find this right next to you, it’s the reward for defeating Ocelot by depleting his stamina.

Kenyan Mangrove Crab – In the same area, you will see several of these using the Thermal Goggles.

Weapon (Torch) – To find the Torch, from the starting area equip the Cigar, which provided a small amount of light and take the exit on the right, stick to the left wall and you will eventually come across 2 waterfalls, there is a small opening between them housing the Torch.

Mushroom E (Russian Glow Cap) – Right by where you found the Torch.

Vampire Bat – Opposite where you found the Torch, there is a small opening leading up to another cavern and a crawl space, go on through to come to a room with bats on the ceiling.

Kerotan #16 – Go through the other crawl space in the vampire bat room which leads to a room with a hole in the middle, it is just past and above the hole. Also grab the NVGs here and backtrack to the Torch room and then back one more room.

Snake B (Taiwanese Cobra) – In this room, equip your NVGs and go down the path to the right of the crawlspace to find the snake by a skeleton.

Chyornya Peschera Cave

Weapon (M37) – Take the right path as soon as you enter the area to find this.

Camo (Snow) – Use the crawl space after grabbing the M37 to find this at the end of the path.

Kerotan #17 – You can shoot this before, during or after The Pain fight. It’s above the platform he is on, on top of the hole in the ceiling.

Camo (Hornet Stripe) – Awarded for defeating The Pain by depleting his stamina. After the battle it’s on the platform where he was, take the path to the right of the exit to reach it.

Chyornya Peschera Cave Entrance

Kerotan #18 – Work your way through the cave, eventually you will see a small opening on the left, equip the Thermal Goggles, go in here and beware of the claymores here, turn around and look up to find it.

Ponizovje South

Kerotan #19 – As soon as you enter the area go forward a little, you should clearly see this just ahead on the rocks to your left.

Fish B (Maroon Shark) – Swimming around in front of you as soon as you enter the area.

Fish A (Bigeye Trevally) – A smaller fish swimming around in front of you as soon as you enter the area. You will unlock Tall Tale here.

Take the left exit at the end of the area first.

Ponizovje West

Kerotan #20 – To the left of the pier, underwater behind some bars.

Weapon (SVD) – In the weapon storage building in the back.

Now backtrack to the previous area and take the right exit this time to proceed with the story.

Ponizovje Warehouse Docks

Important: Make a save as soon as you enter. After the cutscene quickly take out the SVD you just collected and shoot The End to kill him early and unlock The Early End and The End. Now reload your save.

Kerotan #21 – Upon entering the area look to your left, it’s on top of a red floodgate.

Cobalt Blue Tarantula – On the wall near the big red door that The End went through after the cutscene.

Ponizovje Warehouse

Face Paint (Desert) – On the bottom left, behind a crate near the big red doors in the back.

Kerotan #22 – Turn around and look up at the ceiling, you will see this on one of the stone beams up here.

Graniny Gorki South

Mushroom D (Fly Agaric) – Once you drop down, go straight ahead to find a few of these at the base of a tree.

Weapon (Book) – Left of where you found Mushroom D, past a log and close to a tripwire trap. Also found in some other locations.

European Rabbit – You can find rabbits here hopping around the area.

Kerotan #23 – When you hop up the ledge to leave this area, look to your left to find this on a tree branch.

Graniny Gorki Exterior: Outside Walls

Bird C (Red Avadavat) – In the grass ahead right as you enter this area, it’s very small so use your Thermal Goggles to see it.

Kerotan #24 – Crawl under the left side of the fence, move forward a bit and look to your left to find it in between two elEVAted trees.

Use the crawl space to the right of this kerotan hidden among some grass.

Graniny Gorki Exterior: Inside Walls

Kerotan #25 – In the window of the building with the red, boarded up door.

Weapon (XM16E1) – In a storage building to the left of the above kerotan.

Now go back to where you entered this area and go along the left side of the lab, you will see a crawl space in the grass to enter the lab, go through here.

Graniny Gorki Lab 1F

Face Paint (Oyama) – As soon as you enter, crawl through the left path to find this, and then exit back outside and go in to the lab through the main entrance.

Graniny Gorki Lab 1F (through red door to the right of the front door)

Kerotan #26 – Upon entering, go forward and then down the corridor to the right, you will see this on top of some lockers.

Take the stairs down from here.

Graniny Gorki Lab B1 East

Kerotan #27 – In the last prison cell on the right.

Go back up the stairs.

Graniny Gorki Lab 1F

Camo (Fly) – Go up the stairs after reentering this area and go right then forwards in to the 2nd door at the end to enter the bathroom. It’s in the 3rd cubicle, you need to punch the door down.

Go out of the bathroom and drop down over the side in to a new area, then go down the stairs here.

Graniny Gorki Lab B1 West

Weapon (Cig gas-spray) – After entering the area go right, this is in the small office here.

Weapon (Knock-out handkerchief) – In the room opposite the above mentioned office, in a locker.

Kerotan #28 – Right by the lockers in the same room.

After the cutscenes with Granin, backtrack to Graniny Gorki South.

Graniny Gorki South

Camo (Spider) – Awarded by defeating The Fear by depleting his stamina.

Tsuchinoko – Place your mousetraps around the entrance to the warehouse, enter the warehouse and back and check if you have captured one in any of the traps, if not place your traps and try again until you get one, it may take several tries. Once you do NEVER eat or dispose of it, you must keep it until you finish the game to get the Infinity Face Paint. You will unlock Believe It or Not here.

Now you need to backtrack all the way to Ponizovje South, just outside the cave where you fought The Pain.

Ponizovje South

Face Paint (Water) – A camo will appear at the entrance to the cave where you fought The Pain, only at this point in the story so grab it before you proceed.

Now proceed back to Ponizovje Warehouse and go through the red door requiring the keycard that Granin gave you to proceed with the story.

Svyatogernyj South

Kerotan #29 – After entering go fowards, turn around and look up to see this above the doorway.

Mushroom F (Spatsa) – At the base of various trees in the area.

Mushroom G (Baikal Scaly Tooth) – At the base of various trees in the area.

Vine Melon – Proceed towards the next slope upwards, you will see a vine above you with a few of these hanging off, use the Thermal Goggles if you are struggling to see them.

Svyatogernyj West

Mushroom B (Ural Luminescent Mushroom) – Take the left path after entering the area, you will come across some logs, tree stumps and a climbable tree, it’s at the base of a few trees here. Use your Thermal Goggles as it’s very small and hard to spot. You will unlock Fungus Among Us here.

Kerotan #30 – On a ledge just to the right of the previously mentioned climbable tree.

Make sure to take the rightmost exit out of this area first.

Svyatogernyj East

Kerotan #31 – In the back of this area is a cabin, the kerotan is on a shelf in a room with beds, easy to spot.

Weapon (M63) – In the cabin in the back room, climb over a crate on the left to find the weapon.

Sokrevenno South

Note: In this area you fight The End and there are a few things to note. You need to capture his parrot, hold him up 3 times to get the Moss camo, and defeat him by depleting his stamina to get the Mosin-Nagant rifle. Make a save here just in case.

Bird A (Parrot) – This will be on a tree stump right in front of you when the fight starts, make sure to collect it before defeating The End.

Kerotan #32 – Just behind a weapon storage building on the west side of the area, on a ledge.

Camo (Moss) – Awarded for sneaking up on The End and holding him up 3 times. The camo will appear in any of the areas, depending where you decide to hold him up, he will say “I don’t think so”, on the 3rd time you will shake him down and he will drop the camo. You will unlock You Snooze, You Lose here. Using the Moss camo, find a green patch of ground anywhere around here and prone on it, you will unlock A Good Man Is Hard To Find.

Sokrevenno North

Kerotan #33 – Use the exit just to the right of the building that Kerotan #32 was behind from Sokrevenno South, not the leftmost exit. Once you enter here follow the right wall and you will shortly come across this hiding behind a tree.

Weapon (Mosin-Nagant) – Awarded for defeating The End by depleting his stamina. Snake will be in this area automatically after the fight. It is found in this area just below you after the cutscene.

Sokrevenno West

Kerotan #34 – This is at the bottom end of the stream, in an opening where the water is flowing.

Krasnogorje Tunnel

Kerotan #35 – Go towards the ladder down the tunnel, turn around to find this on the ground by the 2nd tunnel light on the right.

Krasnogorje Mountain Base

Snake C (Thai Cobra) – After entering the area, drop down a small ledge (this is a point of no return) proceed forwards and then right in in to the main area, you should see the snake immediately on the ground moving around here.

Bird B (Vulture) – On the left side cliff edge throughout this area. Rarely they might not spawn here, if they don’t go to the next area and you should see some on the cliff egdes there instead. You will unlock A Bird in the Hand here.

Emperor Scorpion – In the same general area as the previous two animals, they are quite small so use the Thermal Goggles.

Kerotan #36 – Proceed through the area sticking to the left cliffside, at the end you will see this on a cliff just above the exit on the left.

Krasnogorje Mountainside

Weapon (RPG-7) – Near the end of the area with the AA guns and 3 small buildings, it’s in the first building on the right.

Kerotan #37 – On top of the weapon storage building behind the previously mentioned one.

Krasnogorje Mountaintop

Kerotan #38 – Make your way towards the AA gun on the right, face where it is facing and look left to see it.

Krasnogorje Mountaintop: Behind Ruins (when meeting EVA, overlooking Groznyj Grad)

Hidden FPV Cutscene #1 – You can skip a couple of cutscenes with EVA, but once the scene starts with Snake overlooking Groznyj Grad do not skip any more. During the cutscene where Volgin is beating the steel drum, The Boss will arrive, right after she starts leaving and says “I’m going to get the Davy Crockett” hold :r1:, you will get an alternative view of her riding away on her horse.

Kerotan #39 – Once the above cutscene ends, use a sniper rifle to zoom in at the radio tower in front of Snake, it’s just above the numbers 07 on the lower part of the tower.

Krasnogorje Mountaintop Ruins

Kerotan #40 – On the shelf above the bed, right before the exit.

Groznyj Grad Underground Tunnel

Kerotan #41 – Proceed through the tunnel until you reach the red guard rails, look directly ahead with a sniper rifle to see this on a red pipe. You can also shoot it during the boss fight but it’s easier to do it now. Do this before defeating The Fury as you cannot get back to this area afterwards.

Camo (Fire) – Awarded for defeating The Fury by depleting his stamina. It will be right next to you after the cutscene. Grab it now as going up the ladder ahead is another point of no return.

Groznyj Grad Southwest

Kerotan #42 – In the left side of the area are numerous tank storage hangars, this is in the gap in the doors of hangar 67, the middle of the leftmost 3 hangars.

Now go through the door to the upper left of this hangar.

Groznyj Grad Northwest

Kerotan #43 – Run between the middle of the sets of tanks here up to a fenced off area with a red gate, look at the top of the stairs here to see it.

Exit the area using the other door close to the one you entered. From here follow the right wall past the red gate and door to the end where you will find a crawl space, go through here.

Groznyj Grad Southeast

Kerotan #44 – Climb on top of the main building to find this in the top right corner.

Now enter this building.

Groznyj Grad Torture Room

Kerotan #45 – Go left as soon as you enter and in to the small office to find this under a desk.

Exit the building and go through the red door in the north of the area.

Groznyj Grad Northeast

Kerotan #46 – Proceed forwards avoiding both searchlights as you go, on the right is a food storage building, next to this is a crawl space in the ground. Follow this up, left, along this long stretch of crawl space you will notice a path to the right, the kerotan is right here behind some bars.

Now enter the weapons lab in this area to proceed with the story.

Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing

Kerotan #47 – On the second floor where you drag Raikov, on top of some bookshelves.

Camo (Officer) – Automatically obtained story camo. Obtained by knocking out Raikov and dragging him to a locker on the 2nd floor.

Weapon (Scorpion) – Either follow a guard through the door or equip the Officer camo and Mask to access the room. On the ground floor, in the 2nd room in the middle, in between two shelves.

Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: West Wing Corridor

Kerotan #48 – Look directly out of the window to your left as soon you enter to find this on top of a pole with speakers. Knock out the two guards here and shoot it with a sniper rifle.

Groznyj Grad Torture Room

Hidden FPV Cutscene #2 – After a series of cutscenes that you can skip you will be in the torture room where volgin is interrogating snake, do not skip anything from here. Near the end of the scene Ocelot will say “You got lucky this time Tatyana”, hold from here and once Ocelot is leaving, you will see The Boss do a hand gesture towards him.

Weapon (Single Action Army) – Automatically obtained story weapon. It will be in your inventory once you are in the prison cell.

Weapon (Fork) – Right here in the prison where you start. You will unlock With all Guns Blazing here.

The Sorrow’s River (unnamed boss fight area)

Camo (Spirit) – Move all the way to the end of the river, once you ‘die’ use the revival pill. You will automatically be awarded the spirit camo when you meet up with EVA shortly after. Do not die before reaching the end, by drowning yourself or otherwise or you will miss out on the camo.

Tikhogornyj

Kerotan #49 – The kerotan is near you, at the end of the stream where you start. If you picked up some bullets for the SAA along the way you can shoot it now, if not come back and shoot it after you meet EVA behind the waterfall and get your gear back.

Important: Outside of the waterfall and a slightly further ahead you can find the Tsuchinoko you caught earlier in the game slithering around, make sure to capture it alive again here after you get your gear back from EVA.

Face Paint (Kabuki) – In the pool of water by the waterfall.

Tikhogornyj: Behind Waterfall

Kerotan #50 – Follow the corridor to the room with the ladder, it is on a pipe above you, opposite the ladder which is a point of no return.

Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing

Camo (Sneaking Suit) – This is in the same locker with the red stripe that you put Raikov in earlier, in the room on the 2nd floor.

Camo (Maintenance) – In the opposite set of lockers as the above, the 2nd from the left.

Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing Hangar

Kerotan #51 – On the left side of the Shagohod, between two control panels near where you plant one of the C3 charges.

Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: Main Wing Hangar (Volgin boss fight)

Kerotan #52 – Once the battle with Volgin starts, in the back left corner of the arena look up, it is next to some crates.

During the fight with Volgin is a good time to earn Don’t Touch The Sides. When playing on Very Easy, bullet injuries are very rare, but some of Volgin’s attacks will cause bullet injuries even on Very Easy. Let him hit you with his bullets until it causes an injury, then go in to the Cure menu and remove the bullet. If it doesn’t unlock try using a Bandage, Disinfenctant, Syptic and then the Knife to remove the bullet last and it should unlock.

Camo (Cold War) – Awarded for defeating Volgin by depleting his stamina. Make sure to pick it up immediately before the cutscene starts.

Groznyj Grad

The next several Kerotans are the hardest ones to shoot as they are in chase sequences. You can shoot them with a sniper rifle from distance, or close up with the RPG, M63, or the M37. Just make sure not to shoot any guards and reload your game if you do. I also strongly recommend saving after hitting each in one when entering the next area, so you can quickly and retry if you miss on.

Kerotan #53 – You have two opportunities to shoot this one. When EVA stops for the first time, it’s in the guard tower ahead. When EVA stops again at the connecting bridge with the nearby tanks, you can see the same guard tower again, on the right.

Groznyj Grad Runway South

Kerotan #54 – When EVA stops for the first time, it’s on a forklift on the left.

Groznyj Grad Runway

Kerotan #55 – This one has to be shot while EVA is driving. Use your SVD and look on the left of the runway, you can see it on a box/post as you are in view of some planes on the left, it may take several tries to hit it, if you’re not sure if you hit or not use the directional microphone to listen for the sound.

Groznyj Grad Runway (2nd area)

Kerotan #56 – This one has to be shot while EVA is driving. Use your SVD and look on the right of the runway as soon as you enter this area to see it on a box/post, it may take several tries to hit it, if you’re not sure if you hit or not use the directional microphone to listen for the sound.

Groznyj Grad Runway Bridge

Kerotan #57 – You start this area facing the bridge. Stand up and look at the bridge support on the bottom left to see this one.

Kerotan #58 – When fighting Volgin on foot in the 2nd phase of The Boss fight, look at the top of the small building at the base of the radio tower, the kerotan is right here.

Hidden FPV Cutscene #3 – After defeating Volgin and he sets on fire in the cutscene, begin holding when Snake says “it’s finally over” and you will see The Sorrow behind EVA.

Groznyj Grad Rail Bridge North

Kerotan #59 – EVA will very briefly stop at a blockade just before the next area, it’s in between 2 barriers, you need to be very fast to shoot it before EVA drives away.

Lazorevo South

Kerotan #60 – Not long after entering the area you will see this on a rock on the right. If you are struggling to hit it with the SVD try using the M37 shotgun when close.

Lazorevo North

Kerotan #61 – Not long after entering the area you will see this on a rock on the left. If you are struggling to hit it with the SVD try using the M37 shotgun when close.

Zaozyorje West

Kerotan #62 – Once caution starts take the right path, when you come to a log bridge look down to the left of it.

Zaozyorje East

Kerotan #63 – After the first area with guards you will see branching paths, it’s behind the big tree right in front of you before taking either path.

Rokovoj Bereg

Kerotan #64 – On top of one of the tall trees, more towards the centre of the area. You will unlock It Ain’t Easy Being Green here.

Snake I (Snake Liquid) – Can be found on the ground near one of the logs, use the Thermal Goggles.

Snake J (Snake Solid) – Can be found on the ground near one of the logs, use the Thermal Goggles.

Snake K (Snake Solidus) – Can be found on the ground near one of the logs, use the Thermal Goggles. You will unlock Charmer here.

Camo (Snake) – Awarded for defeating The Boss by depleting her stamina. Make sure to pick this up immediately before the cutscene starts.

Hidden FPV Cutscene #4 – After defeating The Boss, her horse will approach her and lift its head to neigh, hold to see The Boss and The Sorrow.

Post game

Some lengthy cutscenes will play now. You can skip some of them but not too many. You can skip the following to speed things up:

• Scenes on the WIG plane, after the duel with Ocelot, and when the jets appear.

You will then get a save point, you can then skip:

• The two scenes where EVA is present. After this do not skip anymore cutscenes starting from when Snake is in the White House.

Hidden FPV Cutscene #5 – When the president says “You are a true patriot” hold and look left using the left analog stick, you will see Ocelot in the window. You will unlock The Cat’s out of the Bag here.

Hidden FPV Cutscene #6 – When Snake salutes at The Boss’ grave, hold and you will see the graveyard blurred. You will unlock Snake Eyes here.

The rest of the collectible trophies will be unlocked after the credits at the results screen, and after going past the results screen where you will be awarded some special items.

Note: If you didn’t pick “I like MGS3” when starting the game you will be rewarded with the Green Face Paint, DPM and AUSCAM camos here for completing the game, it’s not known if they are actually required for trophies.

Camo (Tuxedo) – Unlocked after the results screen for completing the game. You will unlock Fashionista here.

Face Paint (Infinity) – Unlocked after the results screen for completing the game with a captured Tsuchinoko in your inventory. You will unlock Fit For a King and Only Skin Deep here.

You should also earn the markhor ranking by collecting all 48 Animals/Plants for King Of the Jungle, achieveing no kills will unlock PEACE WALKER, and unlocking the stealth camo from shooting all 64 kerotans and/or achieving a no alert playthrough will unlock Under the Radar and The Coast is Clear.

 

That’s all of the Collectibles in MGS3 Snake Eater (PS4/PS5 Master Collection).