Posted on 07/28/2025 3:14:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A water monitor lizard that escaped from its owner's home in Massachusetts was spotted a week later across the state border in Connecticut.
Police in Webster, Mass., said the 5-foot lizard, named Goose, escaped from his owner's home July 18 by jumping out from a second-story window.
Monitor lizards are not legal to keep as pets in the state without a permit, and authorities said Goose's owner did not have the required paperwork.
Goose was spotted Friday in Thompson, Conn., about 5 miles from Webster. Town officials said the monitor was seen in the Little Pond area of Wilsonville Road and Thompsonville Road.
"This animal is owned illegally, and it is important to call animal control as soon as there is a spotting so we can capture it. We do have a reptile specialist we are working with," Thompson Animal Control said in a social media post. "If you spot this reptile, please immediately contact animal control or the police department."
When the illegal trespassers and Cartels hear about something successfully crossing a border, they will be manufacturing water monitor lizard disguises.
It won’t survive the winter outside in CT.
Talk to me Goose.
Let’s hope it’s captured quickly
Follow the missing-pets signs…
I hope it doesn’t run into the Merrimack lizard that also escaped recently, that is going to be quite a fight!
It wanted to see a porpoise prostitute. It was arrested for crossing state lines for immoral porpoises.
I’m tellin’ ya, EVERYONE is leaving MA.
> I’m tellin’ ya, EVERYONE is leaving MA.
Including me next Spring!
-SB
Reptile disfunction
Crossed a state line.
The FBI is going to claim this case.
BOLO Large Lizard alias Goose
Has some heavy duty claws from the looks of them
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Congratulations! Glad to hear it - hopefully for somewhere much more ... climate.
“I hope it doesn’t run into the Merrimack lizard that also escaped recently, that is going to be quite a fight!”
I see what you did there .. . and incidently .. . my horse SCREAMS every time your name is mentioned .. .
You win!!!
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