You can use it for a lot of tasks other than snaring. The smaller diameter is an asset. When you wind it around something, you can easyly tighten it by twisting the ends. As brass wire is an electric conductor is can be used to patch low power wiring until you can repair it properly. You may also need some wire to fix things which might get hot too.
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