Snakes, in my opinion are under utilized, as are most beasts , snakes offer very nice attacks. Bite , Poison Fang , Hiss , Counterstrike , Burrow and Vicious Fang is the most common abilities snakes have. (Though Elder Python has Sting Huge Fang and Slither ) depending on the setup of your attacks t...

The only pets that are unaffected by weather spells are elemental so hypothetically you would be able to defeat a weather effect. But then again my main rotation is Spirit of Competition , Crimson Lasher and a rare Coral Snake So I might bias ... I you don't have to have a weather affect sometimes, ...