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A trap that's huge, about two or three feet across, with big zigzag teeth, and constantly trembles with tension, and snaps if you breathe on it
Depending on the genre, this can be either [[Rule of Funny|funny]] (especially as [[Amusing Injuries]]) or [[Rule of Scary|horrifying]] when someone gets snared by it.
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* In the remake of ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]]'', Jason placed a bear trap or two around the forest. Definitely not played for cartoony laughs.
* ''[[Severance]]'': Andy gets caught in one of these and loses his foot when his co-workers try to free him.
* In the climax of Disney's ''[[The Fox and the Hound (film)]]'', when Amos Slade tries to flee [[Everything's Worse with Bears|a bear he's pissed off]], he gets his foot caught in one of his own bear traps. [[Nightmare Fuel|It's rather frightening.]]
* A character gets thrown head first into a bear trap in ''[[Pumpkinhead]]: Blood Feud''.
* Used in ''[[Ladyhawke]]'' by the wolf trapper. He ends up [[Hoist by His Own Petard]] in the end.
* In Aussie horror ''Dying Breed'' a character winds up caught in more than one of these devices (including one around his head).
* ''[[Straw Dogs]]'' has one of the home invaders trying to break into Dustin Hoffman's house fall victim to a ''[[Chekhov's Gun]]'' trap which, whilst not intended for bears, operates very similarly in mechanics and effect.
* In ''[[The Cabin in the Woods]]'', Pa Buckner uses a
* In the 1930 ''[[Our Gang]]'' episode ''Bear Shooters'', the kids try to trap a man in a gorilla suit <ref>one of two moonshiners trying to scare the them off</ref> with one. [[It Gets Worse]]... for '''''him''''', though.
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** You can also build your own if you have the appropriate skill and parts. Sadly, they're usually [[Awesome but Impractical]] as you can't set them (or any other traps) if there's an enemy who can see you, but against some opponents who'll only turn hostile after you've triggered something specific, a few well-placed bear-traps will turn what would have been a tough encounter into a [[Curb Stomp Battle]].
* Most Infinity Engine games (''[[Baldur's Gate]]'', ''[[Icewind Dale]]'', etc.) had the mouse cursor turn into a bear trap icon when the player moused over a trap with the "Remove Traps" ability was on.
** Much the same for ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]''. Also, trap kits all use the "bear trap" model.
* ''[[Alan Wake]]'' has lots of bear-traps scattered across the woods, apparently due to poachers. Walking into one will cost you a bit of health, and pin you to the ground for a while. Worse, EVERY TIME you walk into one, it will cause a Taken to spawn nearby and run up to attack you while you're helpless. Oh, and in one part with bear traps, you don't have any guns to fight the Taken that spawns if you step on a trap.
* In ''[[Naughty Bear]]'', bear-traps are - appropriately enough - one of your main weapons against the other [[Everything's Worse with Bears|bears]]. You plant 'em on paths, and then walk up to kill or scare whatever bears get caught in them. And unlike the similarly-useful Mines, they can be reused!
* ''[[Limbo]]''
* ''[[Quest for Glory I]]'' has you find a [[Talking Animal|talking
* Hunter traps in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' look like bear traps. Strangely, none of them actually does what you'd expect from a bear trap (root the target in place) unless the hunter spends talent points for it.
** They did intend a bear trap skill for ''cataclysm'' that would snare targets, but because snaring was all it does, they ultimately decided it wasn't worth it and swapped it out for other skills.
* ''[[Nethack]]'' has bear traps which merely pins down you (or a monster) until it gets pried open. You can also jump out, but this is not recommended. If you manage to disarm it you can set it up again at a different location.
* ''[[Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth]]'': Mikiko Hayami carries one on her parka. It snaps shut during her breakdown.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' has these as a minor trap hazard in dungeons. You can [[Wreaking Havok|move them about]] to set up your own traps as well.
* ''Questron II'' places these traps in the dungeon. They destroy armor, and you can't attempt to detect them if they are behind a door (causing them to hit without warning).
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** ''[[Shock and Awe|Electrified]]'' bear traps, [[It Got Worse|no less]]!
* ''Chill Out, [[Scooby Doo]]'' combines both elements of bear traps when a deranged cryptozoologist uses them in his attempt to capture the Yeti. When he is caught in his own traps, it is vaguely scary to small children and vaguely humorous to everyone else.
* ''Tom Goes to the Mayor'' has an example where the city council sets up bear traps around children parks to keep pedophiles out. Naturally, they only manage to trap children. .
* [[Robot Chicken|I'm so happy!]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100129070246/http://vodpod.com/watch/473038-robot-chicken-gummy-bear Cuz I'm a Gummy Bear!]
* In ''[[Veggie Tales]]'', "Silly Songs with Larry" once featured an opening where Larry is caught in a bear trap wearing a clown wig. His segment is then [[No Fourth Wall|promptly canceled]] and replaced with "Love Songs with Mr. Luntz." [[Noodle Incident|We never find out what his intended song was about.]]
** Also seen in the Silly Song "The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps," when a bear with a trap on his hand is brought to the doc.
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