A 5-foot-long water monitor lizard named Goose that escaped from his home in Webster, Massachusetts, is headed off to live at a reptile sanctuary after his two-week adventure on the loose came to an end this weekend.

On Monday, officials said he was found Saturday in a wooded area just north of the Connecticut border in Douglas. He appears to be in good health, but will undergo an exam later this week. Advertisement

Police first learned that the lizard escaped through a Webster window on July 18. Despite a few confirmed sightings, the animal remained at large for weeks.

"We wanted to find this animal quickly. They are a very, very temperature-sensitive animal," said Massachusetts Environmental Police Capt. Scott Amati.

After another sighting last week, officials zeroed in on a wooded

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