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.
the pit vipers as well as both species of black snakes the eastern king snake the corn snake and the milksnakes are well known rodent predators king snakes may also feed on the poisonous pit vipers while the smaller snakes and lizards consume large quantities of insects