A basilisk is a good idea, Linda.
They are highly variable, just as drawings of tarasks (and dragons) are highly variable, but you located a good example with a mammal-head rather than a chicken head.
Here's another one with a mammal head:
![[Image: 6a00d8341c464853ef01a3fd1cc67c970b-500wi]](http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/.a/6a00d8341c464853ef01a3fd1cc67c970b-500wi)
BL Harley 4751 f59r
They are highly variable, just as drawings of tarasks (and dragons) are highly variable, but you located a good example with a mammal-head rather than a chicken head.
Here's another one with a mammal head:
BL Harley 4751 f59r