A runaway 4-foot reptile that became the "unofficial mascot of Webster" could soon get a 24/7 livestream for people to watch it.

A water monitor lizard named Goose had escaped its home in Webster on July 18. During the search, Goose had been spotted in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

It officially ended on Aug. 2, when the lizard was found hiding in a hole near Southwest Main Street.

At first, Capt. Scott Amati of the Massachusetts Environmental Police tried to use hard-boiled eggs to lure Goose out, but that didn’t work.

He then tried luring it with pieces of chicken, a snack Goose found much more appetizing. After Goose stuck his head out of the hole, he was snared with a catch pole, according to Amati.

The lizard put up a fight but he was placed into a container, Amati said.

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