I could so post a thousand puns here....so many considerations....as RobVg will be able to chime in on ....*if* the snake was about to shed his skin, the eyes start to get cloudy, and the snake's eyesight is severely, but temporarily impaired. In the wild, the snake would not have ventured from its den because of extreme vulnerability. If the bimbo...er ummm....the model had just eaten meat and had that smell on her breath, could have triggered the snakes response to eat. If there was an extreme difference in temperature, or sudden moves....you name it, the snake was in a vulnerable situation....was there not a snake handler there?

And yes...I am *quite* sure the snake would have been a male....oh c'mon....you have to grant me one smaht ass retort on such a titillating story.