BASILISK
The Basilisk was a small deadly serpent.
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.