Abstract: There is disclosed a portable trap holder for use with a body type animal trap. This type of trap generally has a spring arm which biases a pair of hinged trap jaws toward a closed position, a trigger for releasably holding the trap jaws in an open position, and means for anchoring the trap. The portable holder of the invention includes a box with a bottom, top, two opposing sides, and at least one open end. The open end is of sufficient dimensions to receive the trap jaws while in the open position. A notch is included in one of the two opposing sides, adjacent to the open end, and about midway between the top and bottom. This notch is adapted to receive the spring arm of the body type animal trap. When the spring arm is received into the notch, the trap jaws, while in the open position, lie in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the open end of the box, and, while in the closed position, lie in a plane generally perpendicular to the plane of the open end of the box.