cockatrice

basiliski A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.
(rfdat) w:J. Walker McSpadden|J. Walker McSpadden, The Spell of Egypt

“Peace reigns in happy Luxor. The lion lies down with the lamb, and the child, if it will, may harmlessly put its hand into the cockatrice’s den”