WATCH: Man fights off bear in second Florida attack

Wildlife officials have asked Florida residents to do their best to avoid bears, after a second attack in one week was caught on camera.

Florida resident Walter Hickox is earning praise on social media over a video of him fighting off a bear trying to enter his home. This marked the second bear attack in one week in the state, officials said. 

“Not a lot went through my head at the moment, other than what’s going to happen if he gets past me and into the house where the rest of my dogs and my wife was at,” Hickox told WFTV about his recent encounter with a black bear trying to enter his home. 

The footage, captured by a Ring camera, shows the bear entering Hickox’s porch area in Daytona Beach last week. Hickox responds by pushing the bear repeatedly until he is able to obstruct the doorway with a bench. He can also be seen blocking one of his dogs from the wild animal. The Daytona resident himself only sustained minor injuries from the skirmish.