Those types you see where there’s a loop or net on the ground and something steps in it and gets yanked. I never see anything trigger it.
Those types you see where there’s a loop or net on the ground and something steps in it and gets yanked. I never see anything trigger it.
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There is a trigger, but it’s usually hidden really well under leaves, dirt, or sticks. It’s a loop of rope or wire connected to a springy branch or a bent-down tree, held in place by a super-sensitive latch.
When something steps in the loop, it pulls on the wire just enough to release the latch—snap—the springy tree or rope shoots up, and boom, whatever stepped in gets pulled with it.
It’s fast, sneaky, and works on tension and surprise. You don’t see the trigger because the whole point is that nothing looks out of place until it goes off.
It’s the forest version of a trapdoor with attitude.