Abstract: An animal snare support includes an upright shank portion, ground support structure integral with the shank for fixedly positioning the shank with respect to the ground, a substantially horizontal bar portion integral with and extending away from the shank at the top end of the shank, and a snare support collar integral with the horizontal bar portion. The support collar has an opening therethrough, the axis of which lies at an acute angle above the horizontal. An animal snare consisting of a length of flexible multi-filament steel snare wire has an anchor end portion extending through the snare support collar and a loop end portion extending outwardly from the collar. A snare lock encompasses the loop end portion and an intermediate portion of the wire to form a snare loop. When the snare is set, the snare lock will be positioned adjacent the snare support collar, and the axis of the snare wire then supporting the lock will lie at an acute angle above the horizontal.