Escaped Webster water monitor lizard spotted in Connecticut

Officials say the water monitor lizard that escaped from a Webster, Massachusetts home earlier this month was spotted over the weekend in Connecticut.

Police in Webster said Goose, a 5-foot-long lizard, leapt out of a second-floor window on July 18. The lizard was being kept as a pet, and someone who was house sitting opened the window, allowing it to escape.

Massachusetts Environmental Police said it’s illegal to have this type of reptile in the state unless you have a permit, which police say this homeowner did not…

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