The 5-foot Monitor lizard wandering around a condo complex in the city of Riverside was way bigger than animal control officer Jenny Selter could have imagined. "She said she saw it and almost jumped ...

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WEBSTER, Mass. — A community in Massachusetts is on the lookout for Goose. But Goose is not a bird; it’s a water monitor lizard with an avian name. Goose, a 5-foot-long lizard, escaped his home in ...

WEBSTER ― No one can say Peter Tarbox doesn't have a sense of humor. He lives near Blueberry Lane, where a five-foot lizard with sharp teeth called a water monitor escaped from its owner's home nearly ...

The perp appeared mostly calm at his press conference and made no further attempts to escape. He, or perhaps she, was then taken away to serve a life sentence as Massachusetts’ first, and only, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iguanas falling from trees aren’t the only invasive lizard to watch out for in South Florida. Invasive, carnivorous Nile monitor ...

8/2/25 UPDATE: The water monitor has been safely captured, officials said Saturday. A massive lizard that recently escaped from an area home was spotted this week in a southern Massachusetts town.

The Nile monitor is an invasive, aggressive lizard species established in parts of Florida. These large lizards can grow over 6 feet long and are skilled swimmers and climbers. While not venomous, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monitor lizards are often drawn to the water, where they search for food, cool off or find shelter. In places like Bangkok, these ...