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The Basilisc, Guillermo Martínez
The basilisk is a creature of the chimera genus, formed by a mixture of a rooster and a reptile, generally a snake. They have the body, face and wings of a rooster, and the tail of a reptile. Basilisks hatch from an egg rejected by a hen, which is not oval but round, and must be incubated by a reptile. They have the rare ability to petrify their prey with their eyes, as well as the power to poison them using their long, sharp fangs that secrete poison from their own saliva. Their sharp claws…
