The Basilisk is a giant serpent, also known as the King of Serpents.
If you do come in contact with a basilik, please do not look it in the eye. Looking the basilik in the eye will cause immediate death! Indirectly looking at a basilik will cause petrification.

Basiliks are hated by spiders, who can sense when there is a basilik around, and will flee when there is an opportunity. Like who does that! Couldn't they at least give a warning?

Since the Basilisk is still a serpent, a Parselmouth may place a Basilisk under his or her control. This depends on the relationship between the Basilisk and the Parselmouth.

Basilisk venom is an extremely poisonous substance that only has one known antidote: phoenix tears.[3] Basilisk venom is so powerful that it can kill a person within minutes, making the person drowsy and blurry-visioned before they die.

So if you want to get into some serious trouble, do not run into a basilik!  

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Tanuja Potter