Cockatrice

Other Names

 * "King of serpents"
 * Basilisk (see variants)

Origin
Mythological: Egg of a chicken kept warm by a frog or toad will hatch into a cockatrice.

Location: Greece

Abilities
The cockatrice can kill or turn people into stone by glancing at them, withers plants with its putrid breath, paralyzed people with its hiss, and if touched can kill a person instantly.

Weasels are immune to the beast's abilities and rooster calls can turn it to ash.

Appearance
A rooster or chicken body with a serpent tail and/or dragon hindquarters.

Varients

 * Basilisk- Sometimes it's just another word for cockatrice. However, it sometimes is used for a large venomous/poisonous (Interpretations vary) serpent. This serpent has the same kill/stone-turning sight.
 * Basilisk of Cyrene- a smaller version of the Basilisk
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