While wild basilisks originated in Yi Ti (and possibly other regions around the Jade Sea), they became a very popular animal for use in Fighting pits throughout Essos, made to fight other animals as entertainment. Thus they have been imported into many animal menageries across Essos. When Daenerys passes through Qarth she sees a basilisk tearing apart a dog in a fighting pit; they are probably also found in the popular fighting pits in Slaver's Bay. Albertus Magnus, in the De animalibus, wrote about the killing gaze of the basilisk, but he denied other legends, such as the rooster hatching the egg. He gave as source of those legends Hermes Trismegistus, who is credited also as the creator of the story about the basilisk's ashes being able to convert silver into gold. The attribution is absolutely incorrect, but it shows how the legends of the basilisk were already linked to alchemy in the 13th century.

The novels have at different points said that both "basilisk venom" and "basilisk blood" are poisonous: they might simply both be toxic.The diet of the basilisk lizard varies from one species to the next, but they are generally omnivores. They prefer to eat winged insects, though they will eat smaller prey that is available by the water near which they live. Their diet is 20% to 30% plant matter, and the rest is a combination of insects, spiders, small mammals, snails, and smaller lizards. Predators and Threats

An adult basilisk is 13 feet long from head to tail and weighs roughly 300 pounds. These reptiles make hissing sounds when moving about that turns to a guttural gurgle when they’re agitated. Though they are normally solitary creatures that come together only to mate and lay eggs, there are periodic reports of regions being infested with unusual numbers of basilisks. What causes these unusual congregations of basilisk activity is unknown. But with KL in such a state as it was, bowls of brown would be what most of them would have been eating during that time, so that is entirely possible as well. The Basilisk itself is not immune to Radiation. Burying will not stop it from taking damage if it has already been affected by radiation. Basilisks were known to eat mammals, birds, fish, some berries, [11] and even other reptiles. [3] Habitats [ ]

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James Lowder (August 1993). Prince of Lies. ( Wizards of the Coast), pp. 262–263. ISBN 1-56076-626-3. Intact basilisk eggs, recently hatched infants, and mature specimens were also in demand from those who thought to use the creatures as guardians of locations and treasure (though it's said that most such attempts to utilize basilisks as guards ends in failure). [10] Basilisk skin was armoured like that of a dragon's, which deflected spells cast upon it. For example, Stunning Spells would have no effect on the deadly beast. The Basilisk shed its skin at intervals, like all other snakes, when it grew. [2] Ecology [ ]

Common predators of these lizards include large birds, snakes, fish, and other reptiles. The biggest predator for basilisks is the quetzal, which is a type of bird. Diet They will run after their prey until they catch it, though their food comes much more easily as a pet. Running on the water is helpful to both their hunting and their escape from being hunted. When it is running on water, it can reach a speed of 15 mph. Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Flavourings (Containing Stabiliser (E414), Vegetable Oil), Acid (Citric Acid), Acidity Regulator (Tri Sodium Citrate), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Sucralose), Preservative (Sodium Benzoate), Anti Foam (E900), Colours (Carmoisine*, Tartrazine*, E 555, E171) * May Have An adverse effect on activity and attention in children It has been theorised that spiders fear Basilisks because arachnids can see nearly 360-degrees around them and cannot shut their eyes, leaving them extremely vulnerable to the monster's killing gaze. However, this theory does not explain why other species, such as frogs and dragonflies, are not similarly described as fearing the Basilisk, since their vision also nears 360-degrees.It could have taken 5 minutes, I suppose. But not 10 for the minimum amount of interaction they had after biting the coin, and walking a couple of meters down an alley, I think. A Polish legend very similar to the Viennese says that a basilisk (Polish: bazyliszek, although it's usually described as rather avian-looking) once lived in the maze of cellars under one of Polish cities, its gaze turning into stone any poor fella who dared to go look for it. Like in Vienna, it was defeated with a mirror. The tropical jungles of Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama are home to green-crested basilisks. They live at heights between sea level and 2,542 feet and are regarded as semi-arboreal and semi-aquatic. The Sword of Gryffindor was "impregnated with basilisk venom," which is why it could destroy Horcruxes ( DH15). Talon, a large, claw-shaped island north of the Isle of Tears, home to the corsairs' slave market and Barter Beach.