How a Traditional Snap Mousetrap Works | Pest Control Guide #3221269 (License: Personal Use)

This illustration shows a traditional wooden snap mousetrap featuring a spring-loaded metal bar, a bait pedal, and a coiled tension spring mounted on a rectangular wooden base. The trap is armed and ready, with the metal snap bar held in place by a thin retaining rod attached to the trigger pedal. When triggered by a mouse nibbling the bait, the spring releases violently, snapping the bar down with lethal force.

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