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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 funny--unless you're the intended target, who can [[Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner
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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{{examples}}
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'': when one of the [[Wicked Weasel|weasels]] reaches into Jessica's [[Victoria's Secret Compartment|bosom]] to search for Marvin Acme's will, a Bear Trap hidden in it snaps shut on his hand.
{{quote| '''Eddie Valiant''': ''Nice [[Just for Pun|booby trap]].''}}
* Tom and Karen nearly step into a pair of them in ''[[Hard Rain]]''.
* Swan gets is right leg caught in one in ''[[Cannibal!
* The "hero" from ''[[Ravenous]]'' used one of these in the movie's climax. It could also be considered a [[Chekhov's Gun]] as it can be seen being played around with various times earlier in the film.
* The "reverse bear trap" in ''[[Saw]]'' 1 and 6 is thematically similar, except that when it goes off it snaps violently ''open'', and as it is hooked into the victim's upper and lower jaws... In ''Saw 3-D'' the audience finally sees the intended result, and it's ''brutal''.
* Bear traps are frequent props in ''[[The Three Stooges]]'' shorts, notably in "The Brideless Groom," where Moe and Larry try to use one to break up an all-female brawl. Naturally they're caught in their own trap.
* In the remake of ''[[Friday the 13th (
* ''[[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
* 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
* 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
* 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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'''Jacques:''' No, Francois, let that one go. He has spirit! Someday, he may be vice president. }}
* ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'': a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] [[Cold Open]] had Mimi setting a pizza-bear-trap for Drew.
* Much of the ''[[
* The John Goodman episode of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' had John accidentally dropped out a window by Andy and Randy Pig into a truck containing a large number of mousetraps... and one bear trap.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Fallout 3]]'' and ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' have these as trap hazards, just to make creeping through dark, [[Our Zombies Are Different|Ghoul-infested]] subway tunnels all the more memorable. They're great at crippling your legs, reducing your speed to a painful hobble, which is especially brutal on ''New Vegas''' Hardcore Mode since limbs are much harder to heal. And in the ''New Vegas'' expansion ''Dead Money'' you get to see what happens when the mooks decide to wear a bear trap on their knuckles: the [[Power Fist|Bear Trap Fist]].
* ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'': Leon encounters a wolf snared by a bear trap. The player can choose whether to free or ignore it. [[Video Game Caring Potential|Doing the former]] will result in the wolf helping you against [[Giant Mook|El Gigante]].
** There are also a number of bear-traps set in various areas waiting for you to step in them. Doing so causes you damage and also freezes you in place as Leon has to stop and pry it open. Naturally, they don't hurt enemies running towards you, and they can be avoided by shooting them, which caused them to spring early.
* A lot of these in ''[[Dragon Age]]''. However, all the characters are apparently tough enough to be merely pinned to the spot for a few seconds by them.
** 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 (''[[
** 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
* ''[[Limbo]]''
* ''[[Quest for Glory I]]'' has you find a [[Talking Animal|talking Fox]] in one of these.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* The ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja
* Pip from ''[[Sequential Art (
== [[Web Original]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Looney Tunes|Wile E. Coyote]] has tried these to catch the Roadrunner. Naturally, they end up biting him in the ass - literally.
* Johnny [[Amusing Injuries|is caught by one in the head]] in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' [[The Movie|Big Picture Show]].
* In the ''[[Simpsons]]'' [[Halloween Episode|Treehouse of Horror]] episode where Bart and Lisa are [[Trapped in TV Land]] in the middle of an [[The Itchy and Scratchy Show|Itchy And Scratchy]] cartoon. Bart and Lisa are launched into the air and Bart takes it cool, until Lisa points out to him the ground, where Itchy and Scratchy are laying out hundreds of bear traps for them to land in.
** ''[[Shock and Awe|Electrified]]'' bear traps, [[It Got Worse|no less]]!
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* ''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!]] [http://vodpod.com/watch/473038-robot-chicken-gummy-bear Cuz I'm a Gummy Bear!]
* In ''[[
** 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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