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Basilisk or Cockatrice? The Mysterious King of Serpents

Find Out the Surprising truth of What the Basilisk and the Cockatrice have in Common

05/19/2021 | Rating NR

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Monstrum

Basilisk or Cockatrice? The Mysterious King of Serpents

Season 3 Episode 7 | 10m 31sVideo has Closed Captions

Find Out the Surprising truth of What the Basilisk and the Cockatrice have in Common

A venomous snake who can kill with its gaze alone, the basilisk has terrified us for thousands of years. But it also has another name—the cockatrice. That’s right, the reptile-chicken hybrid creature and the poisonous snake are actually the same monster. Find out how a real snake likely inspired tales of a mythological serpent in the 1st century CE that over time turned into a mythological beast.

05/19/2021 | Rating NR

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Monstrum

Basilisk or Cockatrice? The Mysterious King of Serpents

Season 3 Episode 7 | 10m 31sVideo has Closed Captions

A venomous snake who can kill with its gaze alone, the basilisk has terrified us for thousands of years. But it also has another name—the cockatrice. That’s right, the reptile-chicken hybrid creature and the poisonous snake are actually the same monster. Find out how a real snake likely inspired tales of a mythological serpent in the 1st century CE that over time turned into a mythological beast.

05/19/2021 | Rating NR

FromDigital Studios

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