We have hand selected and photographed these large empty common Snapping turtle top shell and snapping turtle turtle heads, feet and tails preserved in formaldehyde or borax. These common snapping turtle shells are used in Native American crafts.

The common snapping turtle is noted for its belligerent disposition when out of the water, its powerful beak-like jaws, and highly mobile head and neck (hence the name serpentina, meaning "snake-like").