Pliny the Elder [1st century CE] (Natural History, Book 8, 33): A weasel's hole can be easily found because of the foulness of the ground around it. If a basilisk is thrown into a weasel's hole, the stench of the weasel will kill the basilisk, though the weasel will also die. (Book 8, 41): If a weasel is injured in a fight with mice while hunting
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