Pink 'Watermelon' Snow Is a Thing—But

You Definitely Do Not Want to Eat It

 You already know not to eat the yellow snow, but
you'll also want to stay away from pink snow, or
watermelon snow, as it's called. Yes, pink "watermelon"
snow is a thing—but don't let the delicious-sounding
name tempt you.
 No, it's not a naturally occurring snow cone. Mother
Nature is not trying out the "millennial pink" trend, and
the sometimes blood-red melted liquid is not leftover
from a crime scene. So what exactly is watermelon
snow?
 According to the New York Times, watermelon snow
occurs when the sun heats up and snow starts to melt. The
freezing temperature and presence of liquid is apparently
the ideal environment for a certain type of
algae, Chlamydomonas nivalis, to bloom, turning the
snow the saturated shade which attracts more sun and
accelerates the melting process.
 Pink snow, also known as snow algae, red snow, or even
the ominous-sounding blood snow, has been spotted all
over the world (including the Rockies, the Himalayas, the
Arctic, and Antarctica), most recently in melted form
at Montana's Glacier National Park.
Thanks for your attention!