After two weeks of wandering around Massachusetts and Connecticut, Goose, the escaped water monitor lizard​ has been captured, the Webster Police Department announced.

The lizard was spotted near Little Pond in Thompson late last month, confirming suspicions that Goose had crossed state lines. At the time, officials urged residents to avoid approaching the reptile and contact police if they came across it.

T HOMPSON, Conn. (WFSB) - The water monitor lizard, who was spotted in Connecticut, was captured by animal control in Webster, Massachusetts on Saturday. The lizard, known as ‘Goose’, is an illegally owned animal who originally came from the Blueberry Lane neighborhood in Webster.