Police revealed that Goose,​ the five-foot-long water monitor lizard who escaped a home in Webster, Massachusetts,​ two weeks ago, was difficult to find because it had been hiding under tree roots, around two miles from its home.

A homecoming in Webster on Monday after a wayward lizard was finally found by wildlife experts. “Goose,” a missing water monitor lizard was captured a few days ago when authorities got a call from a resident walking through Douglas State Forest. The resident spotted the five-foot-long reptile and snapped a photo of him.

Massachusetts Environmental Police have released new video showing the moment when they captured an escaped water monitor lizard.