Snare trap

A snare trap, comprising:

• a cable having a tether end and a snare end, the snare end having an end stop, the tether end having a tether attachment to which a tether is attachable for holding the cable in position, a travelling loop slidingly engaging the cable, the travelling loop having a first aperture and a second aperture through which the cable may pass to create a snare loop, the first aperture of the travelling loop having a locking mechanism to lock the first aperture onto the cable;
• a spring having a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm being biased towards an open orientation such that the spring in the open position appears sprung, an end of the first arm and an end of the second arm being slidingly engaged on the cable, the spring being positioned at the snare end of the cable between the end stop and the second aperture of the travelling loop, and the tether end of the cable being positioned at a distance from the spring;
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• a trigger, the trigger having a connection end and a trigger tip, the connection end slidingly engaging the first arm of the spring, the trigger being movable between a set position in which the trigger tip contacts the second arm of the spring and holds the spring in a closed position such that the first arm and the second arm are tensioned towards each other, and an unset position in which the trigger tip does not contact the second arm of the spring, movement to the unset position occurring when the snare loop is pulled causing a pull on the snare end of the cable and causing the spring to be compressed such that the trigger tip is moved out of contact of the second arm, movement from the set position to the unset position causing tightening of the snare loop.