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How would you kill the dreaded Basilisk? The Roman Republic sent knights while others used mirrors.  But, the real slayer of the King of Snakes is the fluffy, yet common weasel.

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Thomas Keenan

I was literally reading about this an hour ago, eerie. I also found out the basilisk isn't the only thing weasels can kill. "The Ojibwe believed that the least weasel could kill the dreaded wendigo by rushing up its anus." I suppose that explains the stink.

Elizabeth Sanford

Now whenever a kooky problem comes up at work I’m going to ask if we’ve tried lobbing weasels at it! For every disease a cure indeed.

FrankHarr

They sounds like terror-chickens to be honest.

Martin Verran

Had this occured in England, we would have preceeded the slaying of the basilisk with a full half hour briefing on health and safety to make sure the slaying complied with all UK regulations on safety in the work place.