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A Somerset postman was bitten by a snake as he collected letters from a postbox.

Alan Wakley, 58, was nipped by an adder when he put his hand into the post box, reports The Sun.

He bravely sucked out the poison before continuing on his round.

The snake wriggled away, but Royal Mail bosses closed the box and put up a warning sign in Brean Cove.

Mr Wakley said: "It made me jump. I think the snake was as shocked as I was."