diff --git a/autoload/neosnippet.vim b/autoload/neosnippet.vim
index 0c4834e..e968c16 100644
--- a/autoload/neosnippet.vim
+++ b/autoload/neosnippet.vim
@@ -344,8 +344,18 @@ function! s:load_snippets(snippet, snippets_file)"{{{
               \ 'options' : { 'head' : 0, 'word' : 0 } }
       endif
 
+      " Try using the name without the description (abbr).
       let snippet_pattern.name = matchstr(line, '^snippet\s\+\zs\S\+')
 
+      " Fall back to using the name and description (abbr) combined.
+      " SnipMate snippets may have duplicate names, but different
+      " descriptions (abbrs).
+      if has_key(dup_check, snippet_pattern.name)
+        let snippet_pattern.name =
+             \ substitute(matchstr(line, '^snippet\s\+\zs.*$'),
+             \     '\s\+', '_', 'g')
+      endif
+
       " Collect the description (abbr) of the snippet, if set on snippet line.
       " This is for compatibility with SnipMate-style snippets.
       let snippet_pattern.abbr = matchstr(line, '^snippet\s\+\S\+\s\+\zs.*$')
diff --git a/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/ruby.snip b/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/ruby.snip
index b4fac89..6fca0f9 100644
--- a/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/ruby.snip
+++ b/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/ruby.snip
@@ -10,8 +10,17 @@ abbr        def end
         ${2}
     end
 
+snippet     defrescue
+alias       defr
+abbr        def ... rescue ... end
+    def ${1:method_name}
+        ${2}
+    rescue ${3:StandardError} => ${4:error}
+        ${5}
+    end
+
 snippet     do
-abbr        do end
+abbr        do ... end
     do
         ${1}
     end