I just have Zorin 17.3 as a VM to check things out when they get raised. I removed Software altogether, just use Synaptic Package Manager. When wanting to check if some package was in Software, I reinstalled it (gnome-software via terminal) and spotted that it pulls in Snap by default. I quickly uninstalled gnome-software and snap is thankfully gone!
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I found this thread. It shows how you can deactivate snaps.
Hi Forpli, I actually wrote how to remove Flatpak and Snap in Tutorials and Guides here:
I much prefer Synaptic as you are certain you will only get APT packages. It's also another reason why I prefer PCLOS and PCLOS Debian.
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That is normal. You could try it with sudo apt install --no-install-recommends gnome-software and then it should only install gnome-software without Snap.
Nope. I much prefer Synaptic. 
When you like it, use it.
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