Added a syntax file by Timo Schmiade. Made sure all shipped files are recognized as snippets, even when ftdetect is not in /Users/sirver

UltiSnips/all.snippets

@@ -48,6 +48,4 @@ snippet lorem "Lorem Ipsum - 50 Words" b
 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
 endsnippet
 
-
+# vim:ft=snippets:
-
-

UltiSnips/c.snippets

@@ -93,3 +93,4 @@ struct ${1:`!p snip.rv = (snip.basename or "name") + "_t"`}
 };
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/cpp.snippets

@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ snippet tp "template <typename ..> (template)"
 template <typename ${1:_InputIter}>
 endsnippet
 
-
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/css.snippets

@@ -402,3 +402,4 @@ snippet z "z-index: index (z)"
 z-index: $1;$0
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/erlang.snippets

@@ -95,3 +95,4 @@ snippet undef "Undef Directive"
 -undef (${1:macro}).
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/eruby.snippets

@@ -275,3 +275,5 @@ endsnippet
 snippet lf "link_to_function"
 `!p textmate_var('TM_RAILS_TEMPLATE_START_RUBY_EXPR', snip)`link_to_function ${1:"${2:Greeting}"}, "${3:alert('Hello world!')}"$4`!p textmate_var('TM_RAILS_TEMPLATE_END_RUBY_EXPR', snip)`
 endsnippet
+
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/help.snippets

@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ ${1:SubSubsection}:`!p snip.rv = sec_title(snip, t)`
 $0
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/html.snippets

@@ -247,3 +247,4 @@ snippet movie "Embed QT movie (movie)" b
 </object>
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/java.snippets

@@ -209,3 +209,4 @@ while ($1)`!p nl(snip)`{
 }
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/javascript.snippets

@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ snippet timeout "setTimeout function"
 setTimeout(function() {$0}${2:}, ${1:10});
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/mkd.snippets

@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ snippet img "Link to something"
 ![${1:pic alt}](${2:path}${3/.+/ "/}${3:opt title}${3/.+/"/})$0
 endsnippet
 
-
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/objc.snippets

@@ -267,3 +267,4 @@ snippet setprefs "Write to defaults (setprefs)"
 [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:${1:object} forKey:${2:key}];
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/perl.snippets

@@ -124,3 +124,4 @@ while ($1) {
 
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/python.snippets

@@ -180,3 +180,4 @@ snippet ar "Assert raises" b
 self.assertRaises(${1:exception}, ${2:func}${3/.+/, /}${3:arguments})
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/rails.snippets

@@ -892,3 +892,5 @@ setup do
 	$0
 end
 endsnippet
+
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/rst.snippets

@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ snippet cb "Code Block" b
 $0
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/sh.snippets

@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@ while ${2:[[ ${1:condition} ]]}; do
 done
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/snippets.snippets

@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ $0
 `!p snip.rv = "endsnippet"`
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/tcl.snippets

@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ while {${1:condition}} {
 
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/tex.snippets

@@ -165,3 +165,4 @@ ${0}
 % subparagraph $2 (end)
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

UltiSnips/vim.snippets

@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ else
 endif
 endsnippet
 
+# vim:ft=snippets:

doc/UltiSnips.txt

@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ Contributers are listed in chronological order:
    Chris Chambers
    Ryan Wooden
    rupa - Rupa Deadwyler
+   Timo Schmiade
 
 7.2 Snippets                                       *UltiSnips-contrisnippets*
 ------------

syntax/snippets.vim

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+" Syntax highlighting for snippet files (used for UltiSnips.vim)
+
+" global matches
+syn match snipComment "^#.*"
+syn match snipString '"[^"]*"'
+syn match snipTabsOnly "^\t\+$"
+
+syn match snipKeyword "\<\(end\)\?\(snippet\|global\)\>" contained
+
+" snippet definitions
+syn match snipStart "^snippet.*" contained contains=snipKeyword,snipString
+syn match snipEnd "^endsnippet" contained contains=snipKeyword
+syn region snippet fold keepend start="^snippet" end="^endsnippet" contains=snipStart,snipEnd,snipTabsOnly
+
+" global definitions
+syn match snipGlobalStart "^global.*" contained contains=snipKeyword,snipString
+syn match snipGlobalEnd "^endglobal" contained contains=snipKeyword
+syn region snipGlobal fold keepend start="^global" end="^endglobal" contains=snipGlobalStart,snipGlobalEnd,snipTabsOnly
+
+" highlighting rules
+
+hi link snipComment     Comment
+hi link snipString      String
+hi link snipTabsOnly    Error
+
+hi link snipKeyword     Keyword
+
+hi link snipStart       Statement
+hi link snipEnd         Statement
+hi link snippet         Normal
+
+hi link snipGlobalStart Statement
+hi link snipGlobalEnd   Statement
+hi link snipGlobal      Normal