Basilisk: A Starship vs Alien Creature War Novel by Scott Bradley
Skylar Solace and her squad are sent in to investigate an enemy destroyer that seems to be abandoned. They find lizard-like creatures that are incredibly fast and bite. The bitten go into a deep sleep and wake up hours later desperate to be bitten again.
Skylar discovers the basilisks are part of an evil plot to wipe out the inhabitants of a planet. If she’s going to stop it, she’s has to take command and be the leader she never thought she could be.