Basilisks are snakes in some stories and in others they are these weird chicken snake hybrids
He had always thought that his Thunder Basilisk was the best among the best if all the students in the academy compared their pets. And yet… an Inferno Dragon was on a whole different level. If a Thunder Basilisk was to confront an Inferno Dragon when both of them reached adulthood, the former would just escape with its tail between its legs.