Novelties

Rubik's Snake

A Snake Egg?
This is the configuration Rubik's Snake is delivered in.  The proper name for this shape is "rhombicuboctahedron," but you will be forgiven if you don't remember this.
The Snake
With a few deft twists, you may produce this shape.  The proper name for this shape is "snake" (or "cobra" for the more persnickety among you).
The Hexagon
For the geometrically inclinded there are myriad geometic shapes one may twist the snake into.  The proper name for this shape is "hexagon" (but you should already know this if you are geometrically inclined).