Meaning "Serpent Lady"
She knew these restraining tables fairly well, having used one to pin down a cockatrice a few weeks ago. they all had loose straps. she had told the management about them, and they hadn't done anything about it.
Wasteland Survivor – There - ch7
"cockatrice..." i mumbled to myself. remembering the legends of monsters out of english myth. "what was that? you know what it is?" someone questioned me.
A Summertime Sonata
The cockatrices sing their praises to the sun, and the mist outbreak from last night died down to a gentle breeze. after my routine morning stretches, i could tell that i wouldn't have many more days like this for a while.
Giving Love a Helping Hoof
Tonight, the cockatrice slept easy, resting the tense staring muscles of its face. tonight, the ursa minor snoozed peacefully despite the colossal snoring of its mother.
Flame War
He saw a cockatrice and a manticore rubbing elbows with a hydra and a naga, and think nothing of it. he and ogun were unlikely to stand out like sore thumbs. they sat and watched a red fish spar with an otter.
A Mad Dash Through Time and Space - Chapter Three
Manticores, hydras, will-o-wisps, ursa majors and minors, snatching shadows, cockatrices, and snare spiders, just to name a few." "and the plant life ain't much to write home about either," added rainbow dash impatiently.
To The Dragon Lands, Maybe: Part 4
I've won contests with cockatrices and gorgons before. stare that can turn people to stone. more like stone teared crybabies. is it weird that gorgons cry small rocks when they lose a staring contest? anyway... the abyss was pretty determined.
Flappy's pilgrimage
He sees a cockatrice labeled, 'they are real -z.' further down the train is a car with a picture of a very cactus like cat labeled with 'look but don't touch -z'. anton exclaims, "i like that one. you know the legend of the cactus cat?"
Big Mac likes the shy ones
Rather than embarrassing herself yet again, she stopped him from opening his mouth with her own, it was the single bravest thing she had ever done in her life, more so than staring down a cockatrice, or talking down a furious red dragon.