One is that killing snakes like this in a period of growing concern for wildlife gives a bad impression to foreigners, and, moreover, leads to misconceptions about Chinese culture.
一種認為：華西街集色情與髒亂於一身，加上在各國積極提倡保護動物的今天，殺蛇對我國形象會產生負面影響。進一步說，外國人到華西街也不能真正瞭解我們的文化、生活。