Noone's whining here
We're discussing a possibility to start a better game. It's all about the individual person's preference how to start a game - as more of a challenge or with better options.
Besides, you should keep in mind that royal snakes may not be so easily accessible. For example, in my game with the paladin now, I got only 1 place with royal snakes (the witch in the cave in arlania), only 1 place with royal thorns (lighthouse in ellinia) and only 1 place with hunters (a sorcerer's tower in demonis), for example. You never know what the game has in store for you, and basing your entire strategy on one unit isn't a good idea.
Sometimes the game can have a pretty poor setup