Summary: <p>This week we range across the world to solve (sort of) the mystery of the wyvern, the basilisk, the cockatrice, and crowing snakes!</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-141" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Basilisk_aldrovandi-300x127.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="127"> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-142" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cockatrice-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225"> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-143" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/skiptoncastleyorkshire-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225"></p> <p>From left to right, or whatever since the three have been confused since at least the middle ages: the basilisk, the cockatrice, and the wyvern.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-144" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/king_cobra_picture-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300"></p> <p>The king cobra, or maybe the basilisk.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-145" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mongoose-300x187.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="187"></p> <p>The Egyptian mongoose/ichneumon, or maybe the cockatrice.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-146" src="http://strangeanimalspodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/jesus-christ-lizard-running-on-water-300x184.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="184"></p> <p>Basilisk!</p> <p>Further reading:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Extraordinary-Animals-Revisited-Karl-Shuker/dp/1905723172/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492608527&sr=1-9&refinements=p_27%3AKarl+Shuker">Extraordinary Animals Revisited by Karl P.N. Shuker</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.godecookery.com/cocken/cocken.htm">Gode Cookery: The Cockentrice – A Ryal Mete</a></p> <p>Thanks to listener Richard E. for suggesting this week’s topic!</p>
