WATCH: Big Rattlesnake Removed From Doorsteps Of Florida Home

MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA — A big rattlesnake showed up at a house in Florida, prompting the homeowner to call law enforcement to remove the uninvited guest.

Two officers with the Martin County Sheriff's Office Animal Control carefully removed the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, which was a little over four feet, from the doorsteps of the house in Stuart on Thursday, officials said.

In video captured of the removal, the rattlesnake wasn't too happy to be disturbed as an officer used snake tongs to grab it and place it in a bucket.

The sheriff's office said rattlesnake sightings aren't limited to just the woods. Commercial and residential growth has forced many of them from their natural habitats.

"We are seeing them a lot now due to the clearing of land. Also, it was a very cool winter here, so they are starting to come out since it is warming up," Christine C. Weiss, a spokesperson for the Martin County Sheriff's Office, told Patch.

Weiss said the rattlesnake was taken to a less populated area and released.

Video of the rattlesnake removal:

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, these types of snakes are considered "ambush predators," meaning they sit and wait in a coiled position for prey to cross their path.

Wildlife experts say they use their thermal pits to help them locate warm-blooded prey. Once their prey is within range, the coiled snake can strike up to two-thirds its body length to inject its prey with venom.

The Eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species in the United States by length and weight, FWC officials said. The average length of an adult is three to six feet, but individuals have been recorded to be more than 7 feet long.