Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What is a snood?"
...Important safety tip: never underestimate the importance of a snood. A snood is the red droopy flesh appendage on the top of turkey beaks. Both male and female turkeys have a snood. With females, it is just a bit of fleshy decoration. With males, it is a status symbol that plays an important role in turkey hierarchy. It seems longer snoods are more attractive to females. Males with shorter snoods are the ones more likely to defer to their brothers with the longer snoods when it comes to a confrontation. Source: MNN.com