Cheryl Isaak wrote in
:

I've seen small ones picked up by the tail, but I sure wouldn't. A
large shovel and a larger box work (according to DBIL).

I love snapping turtles - it is almost like seeing a dinosaur come to
life.

I picked up a very large one once (to clear a driveway where he was likely
to get creamed in a few minutes) and I distinctly felt his tail break --
from the weight of his body, I suppose. To this day I feel bad about that.
I did pop him into my car trunk and take him down to the nearest creek
where getting him out of the trunk was a lot more challenging than putting
him in there but distracting him with one hand and moving quickly with the
other worked pretty good. You can't hesitate when grabbing the tail of a
****ed-off snapping turtle, that's for sure.

I hope his tail healed okay.