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The basilisk, also known as the cockatrice, is a mythical reptile. It is often referred to as the serpent king, which means the king of snakes. It was first mentioned in [past|ancient|aged|elderly] Greek and Roman texts. At first, the basilisk was described as a small snake. [However|How|So|Because],as time went by, authors started to portray it as a giant snake. The basilisk is a horrifying [person|human|creature|identity].It can kill people with a [single|one|same|firstly] glance or with its poisonous breath. It doesn't crawl on the ground but moves upright as if it were standing on its tail. It [destroys|hurts|kills|murders] the grass and shrubs on its way. If someone tried to kill the basilisk with a spear, the poison would run up the spear and kill the man.

The legend goes the only way to fight the basilisk is with the help of the weasel, a small, active animal with a long and slender body, brown fur and short legs. The smell of a weasel is enough to fight the basilisk, but the weasel dies, too. This legend might have been inspired by the [images|appearance|forms|copies] of Asian cobras fighting a mongoose.

We say "a basilisk stare" when we mean that someone has a very unfriendly [watch|glimpse|gaze|sight].