One family's close encounter with a rabid bobcat that attacked their pet dog has been captured on camera.

The incident took place in North Port, Florida - about 80 miles south of Tampa, in the backyard of Karen Morse's home.

Morse, who bought her house because it backs onto a nature reserve, was shocked to find part of that very same habitat had made its way onto her property.

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A video has captured the moment a rabid bobcat lunched at an animal control worker called in to get rid of it

Just seconds into the video the bobcat charged towards the worker and leapt at him (left), before it then rounded back and made another run at the man

She said she was about to go on a walk with her 13-year-old grandson, Robert, and his dog, Sammy, at her front door last Thursday morning when the bobcat launched an unsuspecting attack.

'All of a sudden I heard a terrible awful noise. I cam running out. The bobcat was right on the dog,' she told WTSP.

She went on to say the dog left five bite marks on Sammy's neck, while it also managed to scratch her grandson, before it went inside the house.

But Morse was able to quickly get it out of her living room and into a glass walkway, with the help of her son, also named Robert.

Once it was safely secured in the hallway, they called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Video shot from inside the house shows the battle of of the FWC workers had with the furious feline.

It started by showing the man try to herd the cat outside, however the fiery animal was having none of that and quickly jumped up at the worker - appearing to latch its claws onto his arm.

He then was able to position the cat between himself and the door, and belted it with a pole in at attempt to coax it towards the exit.

The man could be seen trying to get the cat towards the door early in the video (left), before he then was able to get hold of it as it attempted to lunge at him for a second time (right)

After getting the bobcat under control, he pushed it towards the door (left), and when it was outside a second worker helped move it away (right)

However, the cat clawed back into the fight, and refused to be an easy out.

Eventually, the man was able to get control of the cat and take it outside. All the while, someone was heard shouting: 'murder it'.

'The cat was aggressive... very aggressive,' Morse said.

The Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, where North Port is located, said at least two bobcat attacks have been reported in the area, according to WTSP.