snap traps
Rodent execution devices
Snap traps are spring-loaded devices that kill small animals—typically mice or rats—by snapping a metal bar down when triggered.
The classic design uses bait on a pressure plate; when the animal disturbs it, the trap fires.
We set snap traps in the basement after finding droppings.
Distinguished from live traps, which capture without killing.
- baitLure for prey
- catchSeize or snag
- ratRodent or informer
- VictorName signifying conquest
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
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Substances that drive away
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