Fallout 4 traps

Traps in Fallout 4 can be found all over the Commonwealth, the Island, and Nuka-World.

Environmental traps
Environmental traps represent those the player character as part of the environment, this includes both naturally occurring and man-made hazards. They universally cannot be disarmed as a group.

Mines
Mines are placed explosives that trigger when approached.

Manmade traps
Manmade traps are traps used alongside a firing mechanism or separate activation action such as tripwires and tension triggers.

Alerting traps
Alerting traps are focused on alerting enemies to one's position, often found surrounding occupied areas. They don't do damage.

Behind the scenes

 * The Radiation trap has a leveled list set up consisting of 1 lead, 1 nuclear material and 1 steel, meant to be given to the player when disarming it, but it is never used.
 * Oil spill and gas leak traps are only activated by projectiles on a list called "TrapExplOnHit" (which includes every weapon and turret projectile in the game) or another oil or gas trap.