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Compare [[Bear Trap]], [[Unwilling Suspension]]. A [[Tribal Carry]] can be the natural follow-up.
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== Anime & Manga ==
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== Comic Books ==
* [[Tintin (Comic Book)]] in ''Cigars of the Pharaoh'' steps into a snare intended to catch tigers. He might have been able to free himself if he weren't in a straitjacket at the time.
* Elaine in ''[[Lucifer (Comic Book)|Lucifer]]'' is caught in a snare set by demons whilst dreamwalking. She escapes by reversing gravity.
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* The net version happened in ''[[Star Wars|Return of the Jedi]]'', though it's Chewie who pulls the meat from the tree despite being told not to which triggers the trap.
* ''[[Predator]]''. The team sets up a net trap to catch the title monster. It works, but not for long -- the Predator cuts himself free in seconds.
* ''[[Friday the
* ''[[Time Bandits]]''. The title group is caught and left hanging in snares set by Robin Hood.
* The tree-snare variant of this happens to Beck, the main character of ''The Rundown'', much to the amusement of Travis, who he's been assigned to take back to Chicago:
{{quote| '''Travis:''' Welcome to the jungle, tough guy!}}
* Happens to Will Turner early in the second ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movie.
* Arch is caught in a snare in ''[[April Fools' Day]]'', right next to a poisonous snake.
* Zig-zagged in the 1976 movie ''Nickelodeon'', where Jane Hitchcock's character gets her foot tangled up in a hot air balloon's tow rope, causing her to [[Unwilling Suspension|dangle upside down]] when the balloon takes off.
* Two characters in ''Severance'' are snagged by snares during the course of this black comedy movie.
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