On second thought, use a specific query param.

snipts/views.py

@@ -257,14 +257,15 @@ def raw(request, snipt_key, lexer=None):
 
     if snipt.lexer == 'js':
         mimetype='text/javascript'
-    elif snipt.lexer == 'html':
-        mimetype='text/html'
     else:
         mimetype='text/plain'
 
     if 'nice' in request.GET:
         mimetype='text/html'
 
+    if 'render' in request.GET and snipt.lexer == 'html':
+        mimetype='text/html'
+
     return render_to_response('snipts/raw.html',
                               {'snipt': snipt},
                               context_instance=RequestContext(request),