Abstract: A portable, disposable rodent trap comprises a housing having an internal, elongated tunnel-like passageway and an entrance opening through which a rodent can enter the passageway, apparatus secured within the passageway for strangling the rodent, and apparatus, triggerable by the rodent, for activating the strangling apparatus, the strangling apparatus being located at a distance from the entrance opening such that substantially the entire body of the rodent is located within the passageway when the strangling apparatus is activated and in contact with the neck of the rodent.