The Basilisk was a small deadly serpent.
In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power of causing death by a single glance.
It was born from a cocks egg and hatched by a toad on a bed of dung.
It was represented as having the head of a cock, feathered back and four pairs of legs.
The Basilisk also had a deadly breath.
During the middle ages it was believed that if a knight on
horseback were to spear the Basilisk its poison would pass up through the spear killing both knight and horse.
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