Abstract: A pair of arms are pivoted together by one end thereof and normally urged apart by a heavy-duty spring. A flexible snare consists of a snare loop and a free or standing end passing through a ring on one end of the snare in a form of a running noose. The free end passes through an eye of the other end of one of the arms and is secured to a trigger lever pivotally mounted on the other end of the other arm. A trigger loop is pivoted to the one arm and in one position holds the trigger lever with the trap in the set position and engages the other arm with the trap in the locked position. When in the set position, a pull on the noose displaces the trigger lever slightly so that the spring pressure between the two arms springs the trap and tightens the noose.

Abstract: A spring loaded pivoted arm has one end of a snare wire secured to the upper end thereof and extending through a trigger mechanism situated at the upper end of a fixed arm so that when the snare is engaged, the trigger releases thus allowing the pivoted arm to snap away from the fixed arm and tighten the snare loop against the fixed arm thus ensuring a humane kill which is not always obtainable with conventional traps. The trigger release pressure is readily adjusted and in one embodiment, the spring action and setting action is facilitated by one end of the spring sliding along a retaining rod on the pivoted arm.