One plump beauty, neatly placed on an amber-hued marble countertop, was foaming at the mouth. Or the rear. It’s hard to tell which end is which with melons. Need a news break? Check out the all new ...

Imagine slicing into a juicy watermelon on a hot summer day, only to find it has spontaneously exploded, releasing swarms of maggots and a foul odor so potent it could singe your nose hairs.

“It was foaming like a volcano, so I thought this is not good,” retired biology teacher Julie Raines tells Inside Edition. Americans eat 5.1 billion pounds of watermelon each year. But this year comes ...