This card is ideal for decks that rely on quick attacks and tactical maneuvers
Besides having Flash (which means it can be played whenever you use an Instant), you get to choose one of three effects when the snake enters
The first copy of Risk Factor is usually pretty easy to ignore and you just take the four damage instead of giving the opponent three cards, but with jump-start its usually pretty difficult to take another four damage and still survive the early pressure or other burn spells red decks can put together
Then you can draw for casts, like the Verduran Enchantress so you draw even if countered, save for Soul of the Harvest which is an ETB trigger for nontokens
I guess you could put your head on the table and obscure your own view as you would with Skull Saucer
Thing is, though, casting this in Commander or even Cube is often going to lead to disaster and it hasn't been good in Legacy for years