Abstract: An apparatus for capturing rodents, includes an enclosure having an entrance at an end thereof for allowing entry of a rodent. A door for closing the opening is hinged at an upper portion of the enclosure, for allowing the door to swing from its upper edge. A ramp is coupled to the inner wall of the enclosure, for allowing the door to open freely from a set position when urged inward by the rodent, and for causing the door to move to a latched position when urged outward by the rodent or by the force of swinging to a closed position after having been opened by the rodent.