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title: Gallo culebrón
description: Chilean version of the basilisk.
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<h2 id="gallo-culebron">Gallo culebrón</h2>

The Gallo culebrón is the southern Chilean version of the **basilisk**. It is a beast with the head of a rooster, the body of a green snake, and a deadly breath. It tends to appear suddenly in houses where there is a terminally ill person, as a way of announcing imminent death, and it leaves behind a nauseating stench.

The Gallo culebrón reproduces by means of eggs. If one of its eggs is discovered in a dwelling, it must be buried as far away as possible without being broken.