though infamous for there 'stone vision' very few species actual have this trait. A species with the trait can change its eye color to a bright variation of color, and when activating like this, its magic takes effect to any living creature that takes a look into these attractive eyes. The victims are suddenly turned to stone and turned into stasis. The only way to free the creature is to break their statue-form, which surprisingly returns them to a perfect condition regardless of how the statue was broken. However this matters little when they end up in a basilisks' belly.
Most basiliks have at least some sort of toxic quality, such as venemous fangs, poisonous blood, acidic saliva, toxic breathe, and even multiple unique variations of toxicity.
There are three sub-variations of basilisks. Lizard-like basilisks are four to six legged beasts and may even possess wings in some forms.
Snake-like basilisks are, essentially, snake like. They basically resemble giant snakes, sometimes mistaken as small wurms.
cockatrices resemble a mix between a wyvern and a bird, with basilisk properties. Though they are reptiles, they possess pseudofeathers that give them their bird-like appearance, and share other traits like beaks and talons.