Usually a square, spring-loaded, lethal trap available in many sizes (some specialized models are round). The animal must pass through the jaws of trap to be captured. Ideally, this trap catches the animal directly behind the head, snapping the part of the spine that's in the upper third of the neck (the "cervical spine" area). This provides a quick death. Body-gripping traps are often called "Conibears," which is the name of a popular model manufactured by Oneida-Victor, Inc., but there are many manufacturers of other body-gripping traps; the traditional mouse trap is a body-gripping trap, for example. See chapter five for details.
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