diff --git a/docstring_parser/common.py b/docstring_parser/common.py
index 880e378..6c596f5 100644
--- a/docstring_parser/common.py
+++ b/docstring_parser/common.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class DocstringMeta:
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self, args: T.List[str], description: T.Optional[str]
+        self, args: T.List[str], description: T.Optional[str],
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize self.
 
@@ -140,11 +140,13 @@ def __init__(
         args: T.List[str],
         snippet: T.Optional[str],
         description: T.Optional[str],
+        post_snippet: T.Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize self."""
         super().__init__(args, description)
         self.snippet = snippet
         self.description = description
+        self.post_snippet = post_snippet
 
 
 class Docstring:
diff --git a/docstring_parser/numpydoc.py b/docstring_parser/numpydoc.py
index eca5233..f76e26a 100644
--- a/docstring_parser/numpydoc.py
+++ b/docstring_parser/numpydoc.py
@@ -238,28 +238,52 @@ class ExamplesSection(Section):
                 [ 6586976, 22740995]])
     """
 
-    def parse(self, text: str) -> T.Iterable[DocstringMeta]:
+    def parse(self, text: str) -> T.Iterable[DocstringExample]:
         """Parse ``DocstringExample`` objects from the body of this section.
 
         :param text: section body text. Should be cleaned with
                      ``inspect.cleandoc`` before parsing.
         """
-        lines = dedent(text).strip().splitlines()
+        lines = [x.rstrip() for x in dedent(text).strip().splitlines()]
         while lines:
             snippet_lines = []
             description_lines = []
+            post_snippet_lines = []
+
+            # Parse description of snippet
+            while lines:
+                if lines[0].startswith(">>>"):
+                    break
+                description_lines.append(lines.pop(0))
+
+            # Parse code of snippet
             while lines:
-                if not lines[0].startswith(">>>"):
+                if not lines[0].startswith(">>>") and not lines[0].startswith('...'):
                     break
                 snippet_lines.append(lines.pop(0))
+
+            # Parse output of snippet
             while lines:
-                if lines[0].startswith(">>>"):
+                # Bail out at blank lines
+                if not lines[0]:
+                    lines.pop(0)
                     break
-                description_lines.append(lines.pop(0))
+                # Bail out if a new snippet is started
+                elif lines[0].startswith(">>>"):
+                    break
+                else:
+                    snippet_lines.append(lines.pop(0))
+
+            # if there is following text, but no more snippets, make this a post description.
+            if not [x for x in lines if '>>>' in x]:
+                post_snippet_lines.extend(lines)
+                lines = []
+
             yield DocstringExample(
                 [self.key],
-                snippet="\n".join(snippet_lines) if snippet_lines else None,
-                description="\n".join(description_lines),
+                snippet="\n".join(snippet_lines).strip() if snippet_lines else None,
+                description="\n".join(description_lines).strip(),
+                post_snippet="\n".join(post_snippet_lines).strip(),
             )