Snakes that lack grooved or specialized teeth for injecting venom.
From a- (without) + Greek glyphe (carving or groove). Refers to snakes whose teeth have no grooves, contrasting with aglyphodont which describes tooth structure specifically.
Most snakes you'd encounter—like corn snakes and garter snakes—are aglyphous, meaning they're totally harmless because their teeth are just regular teeth with no venom-delivery system built in.
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