Video shows a crocodile trapper pulling a 10-foot crocodile out of a swimming pool in Florida

• Florida homeowners discovered a 10-foot crocodile in their swimming pool on Sunday morning.
• Wildlife trappers were called to remove it, with a video showing them wrestling it out of the water.

Wildlife trappers received a call from a homeowner in Plantation Key, Florida, early on Sunday morning about a crocodile in their swimming pool.

Pesky Critters Wildlife Control, a Florida-based wildlife removal company, saw the 10-foot American crocodile in the swimming pool and got to work, the company said in a Facebook post.

What ensued was a battle between the giant crocodile and two wildlife trappers, Todd Hardwick and Jeff Peterla, the post said.

A video posted by the company shows Hardwick wrestling to pull the animal out of the water as the crocodile thrashed about and tried to escape capture.

The crocodile can be seen splashing water onto the pool deck, which Pesky Critters Wildlife Control said created a "dangerous footing situation."

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, American crocodiles only tend to splash aggressively if they are frightened.

Nonetheless, Hardwick and Peterla were able to safely lift the crocodile onto the deck.

It was later moved to a safe location with the help of a Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy, the video shows. The footage also shows the crocodile being released into a nearby body of water.

Neither Pesky Critters Wildlife Control nor the sheriff's office immediately responded to Insider's requests for comment.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, conflicts between humans and American crocodiles are rare.

The commission said people can safely coexist with the creatures by keeping a safe distance from them, not feeding them, keeping pets on a leash away from the water, and avoiding swimming outside of daylight hours.

American crocodiles in Florida can reach lengths of about 12 feet.