Overview. 1  One of the most common uses for peppermint oil is as a flavoring for various types of candies, including mints, candy canes, peppermint sticks and chocolate confections. Ancient Egyptians used the peppermint plant as a medicinal herb, but an English botanist who found the peppery mint growing in a field first described it in 1696.
The smooth earth snake eats primarily earthworms and other soft-bodied arthropods. Behavior Given their lack of sufficient defense mechanisms against larger animals, earth snakes are generally not aggressive towards humans and are harmless if encountered.
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake; Eastern Milksnake; Northern Watersnake; Northern Rough Greensnake; Smooth Greensnake; Eastern Ratsnake; Queensnake; Northern Brownsnake; Northern Red-bellied Snake; Shorthead Gartersnake; Ribbon Snakes; Eastern Gartersnake; Eastern Smooth Earthsnake; Mountain Earthsnake; Northern Copperhead; Timber Rattlesnake; Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake; Turtles. Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle