"Born from the blood of Medusa"s eyes, the Basilisk is described as a monstrous serpent crowned with a dramatic frill, crestm or crown, for which it is called the "King of Serpents" It is so posionous that it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise leathal.

It posions streams, withers forestss, and causes birds to drop out of the sky. It"s enemy is the weasel and mongoose. In actuality the Basilisk derives from the Egyptian spitting cobra, which grows to seven feet long, and sprays lethal posion from its fangs with great accuracy into the eyes of its victims.

There are also small South American lizards called Basilisks, but they have none o the attributes of their legendary namesake."

~Source: Literature- Zell Ravenheart, Oberon, "A Wizards Bestiary/by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and Ash "LeopardDancer" DeKirk" New Page Books, 2007

*In addition a serpentine Basilisk was portrayed in the Harry Potter Book / Movie: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.