Foolproof Rat Snare?

[Josh Meeks 0]

Hi guys! This is my first post here. So I've been having a bit of a rat problem around the house, and I 've made up my mind I'm going to deal with it only with handmade traps (just to get my trap-making skills down pat). It rains a lot here, and the grass is cut regularly, so its hard to find any runs, however there are a lot of rat holes about the place. I've tried setting plain snares, trip up snares and just today I set a squirrel pole, but I am yet to have any luck. I've looked at a few of the snares here on the forum, but in your opinion what would be one that is effective yet hard to mess up with? Thanks in advance!

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Look up a figure 4 deadfall trap. Or a bucket? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdlg48c78HQ