![]() Based off of this, many modern depictions of a basilisk as a large, six- or eight-legged lizard, armed with a petrifying gaze. The basilisk is said to be hatched from the egg of a rooster (yes, rooster, not chicken) and incubated by a toad, while the birthing process of a cockatrice is vica versa, a toad's egg hatched by a rooster.Īnother description of the basilisk is of a lizard with a rooster's head, the tail of a serpent and eight chicken legs. This shows similarities with the cockatrice, but there is one difference. It soon be came described as a rooster with a serpent's tail and (occasionally) dragon wings. Medieval travellers described it as a large, fire breathing creature with a terrifying roar. It’s is also said to be so evil that when it cannot petrify animals, it turns to plants, withering them anywhere it goes. The basilisk can only be a male, for it must have the most proper receptacle of venom and destructive qualities. ![]() The basilisk's venom is so strong, that upon drinking from a well, the water remains polluted for centuries, bringing death to anyone drinking it. Its presence is so tainting, that not only herbs die of its terrible breath, but stones shatter as well. The basilisk is believed to be the most poisonous creature ever lived, there are tales where the basilisk was killed by a spear from horse-back, but the poison flowed upward and killed both the man and the ride.
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