A ceiling-mountable animal trap (100) has a housing (102), a snap trap (110), and an indicator (118). The snap trap (110) has a treadle member (112), a killing arm arrangement, and a trigger (116). A killing arm (114) is pivotally mounted, has a set position, and is biased toward an impact position. The trigger (116) couples the treadle member (112) to the killing arm (114) and releases the killing arm from the set position. The indicator (118) is movable between a recessed position and a projecting position in which it projects from the underside of the housing (102). The indicator is held in the recessed position by the killing arm arrangement when the killing arm (114) is in the set position. The indicator (118) decouples from the killing arm arrangement when the killing arm (114) moves towards the impact position so that the indicator moves to the projecting position.

A ceiling-mountable animal trap (100) has a housing (102), a snap trap (110), and an indicator (118). The snap trap (110) has a treadle member (112), a killing arm arrangement, and a trigger (116). A killing arm (114) is pivotally mounted, has a set position, and is biased toward an impact position. The trigger (116) couples the treadle member (112) to the killing arm (114) and releases the killing arm from the set position. The indicator (118) is movable between a recessed position and a projecting position in which it projects from the underside of the housing (102). The indicator is held in the recessed position by the killing arm arrangement when the killing arm (114) is in the set position. The indicator (118) decouples from the killing arm arrangement when the killing arm (114) moves towards the impact position so that the indicator moves to the projecting position.

A strike trap is disclosed with improved reliability and ease of setting. In a preferred configuration the improved trap is in the form of a tunnel or tube trap. In a preferred embodiment the strike bar moves upward from a low position to strike against an interior wall or equivalent structure of the tube. The strike bar is set by pressing it downward to become automatically latched near a floor or bottom of the tube. With the downward set action a single hand or foot can provide the set motion wherein the ground or other support surface exclusively provides a reaction force. A two stage retention system provides reliable low force, low travel trip action. The strike bar therefore can pivot adjacent to a wall with the bar extending away there from. This compact arrangement ensures the tube entrances in the tube embodiment are adjacent to the wall.

A trap-holding bracket for holding both conibear style body-gripping traps and tang-equipped leg-hold type traps. The bracket comprises a hollow, generally box-shaped body with top, bottom, front, and rear walls, a tang slot in the front wall, and tab arms extending outwardly from the sides of the top and bottom walls to define extended jaw slots configured to receive and hold the inner wire ends of a body-gripping trap in their set position.

A snare trap is provided, including a trigger base and a snare assembly. The snare assembly includes a cable having a noose, an abutting mechanism sleeved on the cable, a restricting mechanism disposed on the cable and an elastic member disposed between the abutting mechanism and the restricting mechanism. The noose is releaseably disposed around the trigger base, and the elastic member is compressible and restricted by the restricting mechanism. The elastic member includes a plurality of segments connected with one another, and at least one of the plurality of segments includes a plurality of coils each having an outer diametric dimension different from an outer diametric dimension of another one of the plurality of coils. When the noose is disposed around the trigger base and the elastic member is compressed, at least two of the plurality of coils are radially overlapped with each other.

A single motion sensing assembly device will activate and transmit a signal when a rodent trap is triggered. The single sensor assembly provide a sensing rod attached to one side of a leaf of an open hinge and a magnet affixed to the same leaf on the opposite side. The magnet is positioned adjacent to a reed switch and transmitter which is attached to the opposite leaf of the open hinge. The sensing rod is moved up and down causing the reed switch to activate the transmitter.

A trap bait bag for increasing rodent trap efficiency includes a food pouch having a shell and an inside. A bait food is disposed within the inside of the food pouch. A strap is coupled to the food pouch. The strap is configured to secure the food pouch to a catch of a spring trap.

An improved, humane mousetrap apparatus is contemplated. The mousetrap apparatus having a trap, the trap having a base, a striking bar, a retaining bar, and a trigger, an inner housing having an access opening, positioning tabs, and securing tabs and an outer housing having an access opening, a pocket, and at least four walls, the apparatus retaining a mouse in a position for the striking bar to strike the rodent in the head or neck.

Disclosed are various embodiments for a trap monitor. The trap monitor can detect when a trap is triggered using a magnetic interlock attached to the trap and a magnetic flux sensor. The trap monitors may forward trap events and other information to a central hub for communication to a server. The trap monitors and hub can be configured using infrared transmissions from a mobile device.

Rodent trap bait for spring-activated rodent traps and packaging therefor is disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a twisted wire core; fiber filaments surrounding and captured by the twisted wire core; and a liquid rodent attractant absorbed into the fiber filaments, the fiber filaments being fabricated from a natural or synthetic material to retain the liquid rodent attractant, the fiber filaments being interspersed with colored, fluorescent, or attractive filaments configured to conform to visual and mental triggers associated with small rodents.