A rodent trap comprising: a base having an interior wall which defines an interior and having an opening which communicates with the interior ; a strike member having a passageway which passes through the interior wall opening to communicate with the interior , the strike member having at least one entryway through which a rodent gains access to the passageway exterior to the interior, the strike member being mounted to the base for travel between a first extended position and a second retracted position; a biasing member arranged to bias the strike member toward the retracted position; characterized in that : the strike member travels in a direction defining an axis and has an off-axis wall which extends towards the interior ; the trap further comprising: a trigger mounted to the base within the interior and extending outside the passageway , the trigger having a trigger catch arranged to hold the strike member in the extended position, wherein a rodent moving through the passageway of the strike member into the interior will engage the trigger to dislodge the trigger catch from the strike member to release the strike member to travel to the second retracted position such that the off-axis wall strikes portions of the rodent outside the passageway between the strike member and the rear of the base . a base having an interior wall which defines an interior and having an opening which communicates with the interior ; a strike member having a passageway which passes through the interior wall opening to communicate with the interior , the strike member having at least one entryway through which a rodent gains access to the passageway exterior to the interior, the strike member being mounted to the base for travel between a first extended position and a second retracted position; a biasing member arranged to bias the strike member toward the retracted position; characterized in that : the strike member travels in a direction defining an axis and has an off-axis wall which extends towards the interior ; the trap further comprising: a trigger mounted to the base within the interior and extending outside the passageway , the trigger having a trigger catch arranged to hold the strike member in the extended position, wherein a rodent moving through the passageway of the strike member into the interior will engage the trigger to dislodge the trigger catch from the strike member to release the strike member to travel to the second retracted position such that the off-axis wall strikes portions of the rodent outside the passageway between the strike member and the rear of the base . the strike member travels in a direction defining an axis and has an off-axis wall which extends towards the interior ; the trap further comprising: a trigger mounted to the base within the interior and extending outside the passageway , the trigger having a trigger catch arranged to hold the strike member in the extended position, wherein a rodent moving through the passageway of the strike member into the interior will engage the trigger to dislodge the trigger catch from the strike member to release the strike member to travel to the second retracted position such that the off-axis wall strikes portions of the rodent outside the passageway between the strike member and the rear of the base . <EOS>