\Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from {Snap}, v.
{Snapping beetle}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Snap beetle}, under
   {Snap}.
{Snapping turtle}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
    serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
    States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
    by a snap of its jaws. Called also {mud turtle}.
(b) See {Alligator snapper}, under {Alligator}.