Snips and Snails act like bumbling idiots, or minions; all depending on the point of view and situation. Neither is good for them.
At one point; a certain pink mare had had it with the two, not that other mares would enjoy their behaviour any more than her.
In the end; Pinkie Pie took it upon herself to reform the two, but in a somewhat different and more drastic manner, as it turned out. Question is how the village will take it; and how it will affect the two colts at the center of the mess.