Basilisk hatchlings are crocodilian reptiles with scales ranging from gold to rust to black or emerald green. Fresh hatchlings are about the length of a human arm from head to tail, with six short, clawed legs and long rows of needle-like teeth. Full grown basilisks are feared throughout the realms for their ability to turn flesh to stone with their powerful gaze. Even as hatchlings, a nascent ability to briefly paralyze living creatures reveals itself when the hatchlings are startled or threatened.