Customers at a dollar store in Charlotte Hall, Maryland, were shocked after a furry brown animal scurry across the tile floor straight into the holiday section on Monday.

It looked like the suspect, identified quickly as a beaver,paddle-shaped tail and all, knew exactly where he was going. The creature searched and searched until finally, he saw what he had been looking for, trees.

Corporal Julie Yingling from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office got a good chuckle when she arrived on scene.

The beaver had been caught standing on its hind legs with his paws resting on a 6-foot artificial Christmas tree complete with twinkling lights, leaving a trail of trash and empty boxes on the floor behind him.

St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement , the suspect, who caused “property damage,” had attempted to flee the area but was apprehended by Animal Control, on Thursday.

Photos of the beaver’s shenanigans quickly went viral on social media with nearly 3,000 shares on St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page.

sheriff’s office said, “OK, all joking aside, Cpl. Yingling responded to this call to find a beaver made its way into a dollar store. Animal control responded, safely captured the beaver, and released him/her to a wildlife rehabilitator.

By Prakriti Neogi