Chullin 58 ~ The Great Giant Fennel Dispute of 1522

On this page of Talmud, the Mishnah discusses the kind of things which, if eaten by an otherwise kosher animal, could render it treif . For example, “if it drank foul water” even though the animal is in danger, it remains kosher, and therefore may be eaten. Then comes this: חולין נה,ב אָכְלָה סַם הַמָּוֶת, אוֹ שֶׁהִכִּישָׁהּ נָחָשׁ – מוּתֶּרֶת מִשּׁוּם טְרֵפָה, וַאֲסוּרָה מִשּׁוּם סַכָּנַת…