The invention relates to a method of killing rodents (8) by means of a trap (1), said trap (1) comprising - a compartment (2) defined by one or more walls (3), said compartment (2) comprising an inlet (4) for receiving a rodent (8), - at least one mechanical killing arrangement (5) for killing said rodent (8), - triggering means (6) for triggering said mechanical killing arrangement (5), said triggering means (6) comprising at least one sensor (7) configured for detecting a rodent (8) in said compartment (2), and a disposal arrangement (9) for automatically disposing a killed rodent (8) into a container (12) for accumulating rodents (8) killed by said trap (1), said method comprising the steps of - receiving a rodent (8) by means of said inlet (4), - detecting said rodent (8) by means of said triggering mechanism (6), - triggering said mechanical killing arrangement (5) so as to kill said rodent (8) in said compartment (2), - by means of said disposal arrangement (9) automatically disposing said killed rodent (11) into said container (12), and automatically reloading said trap (1) so as to enable subsequent killing of a another rodent (8) by said trap (1). The invention furthermore relates to a trap adapted for operating in accordance with the above mentioned method of killing rodents.La présente invention a trait à un procédé permettant de tuer des rongeurs (8) au moyen dun piège (1), lequel piège (1) comprend : - un compartiment (2) qui est défini par une ou plusieurs parois (3), ledit compartiment (2) comprenant un orifice dentrée (4) permettant de recevoir un rongeur (8), - au moins un agencement mécanique dabattage (5) permettant de tuer ledit rongeur (8), - un moyen de déclenchement (6) permettant de déclencher ledit agencement mécanique dabattage (5), ledit moyen de déclenchement (6) comprenant au moins un capteur (7) qui est configuré de manière à détecter un rongeur (8) dans ledit compartiment (2), et un agencement de mise au rebut (9) permettant dévacuer a
