rabbit snare

Loop for hares

A rabbit snare is a simple trap for catching rabbits, typically a loop of wire or cord set along a trail that tightens around the animal as it passes through.

Snares are among the oldest hunting tools, still used by trappers and survivalists: He set a rabbit snare near the burrow entrance.

trapDevice for catching animals
wireThin metallic conductor
nooseLoop that constricts
slip knotSelf-tightening binding
catchSeize or snag

set a trap · quick kill · catch and release · hunting · warren · loop · snag · poacher · wild game · survival · survival skills · bushcraft · game · prey · fur · pelt · deadfall · track

Categories

trappingtraps, trap, trappers, fur trapping, fur trappers
snaresnoose
foragingforaging, harvest, gather, gatherers, forage

Opposites

trapping method

rabbit snarecage trap

Box for capturing animals alive

live trap · box trap · fish hook · mousetrap · bear trap

intent toward animal

rabbit snarerabbit hutch

Enclosure for pet bunnies

wildlife refuge · rabbit warren · burrow · wildlife rehabilitation · nesting box

freedom vs. capture

rabbit snarerelease mechanism

Device that unlocks restraint

liberation · escape route · freedom · the wild

Family

rabbit, snare, rabbits, rabbiting, snares, snared, snaring, ensnare, ensnares

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG