Cool subject. I wish the whole thing was in focus, especially the head. A polarizer could have helped minimize the light reflections and add more punch to the color.
Wow! How interesting. If I wasn't able to see the face of the snake, it wouldn't bother me. But since I can see the snake's face, I would like to see it better composed in the pic, and in focus. Just a though. Happy shooting.
I bet it was hard photographing him! must have used a high ISO? Perhaps could do with being sharper but I'll let you off lightly as they're hard to shoot