Minecraft wiki entry for Snowy_Taiga, associated text: Snowy taigas are similar to their snowless varieties, featuring large numbers of spruce trees, rabbits, white-coated foxes and wolves. Aqua-colored plants like tall grass, ferns and sweet berry bushes are less common compared to taigas. Dandelions and poppies can also still be found. The main distinction are the snow layers that cover almost the entire landscape, save for the ground protected by the leaves of spruce trees. The gelid temperature of the snowy taiga means that any exposed water freezes into ice, though lakes that generate within the taiga are often partially protected by the leaves of the trees, meaning lakes aren't usually completely frozen.