Small winter , it is a bird very agile in swamp of England and Scotland , Snipe spends summer in Scandinavia . It is the target very difficult for Hunter by the length of the feather of black and brown Once takes up about 25cm. Thus his ability , we examined the arm of skill test basic normal hunting . If you were able to snipe snipe , you will be able to hit all the targets - said before . Because that when they become common , late 19th century , one of the British officers , " Snipe shooting " , ie , shooting sport called " shooting snipe " . The origin of the name " sniper " , TNZ. " Sniper shooting " . It argues that a number of terms and appeared in the UK in India first , but since there sniper you've never seen before , it is unlikely this .