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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 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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* ''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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