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.
In captivity, Eastern milks should be fed rodents. In the wild, they also eat lizards, snakes, and birds. They do not eat fish, ever. A newborn pinky should be small enough to feed a hatchling milk. Small snakes, lizards, and mice are the general diet of the Milk Snake but you should be able to feed it small pinks at 8 long with no problem.