Goose, a 5-foot-long Asian water monitor lizard that escaped a Massachusetts home and was spotted in Connecticut, is no longer on the loose. The Rainforest Reptile Shows organization, based in Beverly ...

Just one week after a large water monitor lizard named Goose escaped from his home in Webster, Mass., the far-roaming reptile has been spotted in Connecticut. In a post on Facebook, the town of ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated at 6:25 p.m. on Aug. 4 to clarify the type of citation the owner will face. On Aug. 2, Capt. Scott Amati of the Massachusetts Environmental Police spent his ...

Invasive Nile monitor lizards, introduced through the pet trade, are spreading across Florida and threatening native wildlife and ecosystems. These large, adaptable predators consume a wide range of ...

Local News Leaping lizards! Officials warn of water monitor on the loose in Mass. town An exotic lizard with a potentially dangerous bite is running amok in a lakeside town. Webster officials are ...