Police say a 5-foot-long water monitor lizard escaped from a home in Webster, Massachusetts on Friday. Now they're looking for it and so is the entire neighborhood.

A water monitor lizard escaped a Massachusetts home by jumping from a window. Police and residents are on alert as the search continues. The lizard is illegal to own without a permit in the state.

A local animal control agency is asking the public for help after a water monitor was reported to be on the loose in Webster, Massachusetts.