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Illustration of an aglyphous snake tooth, which lacks specialised grooves or channels for venom delivery. The tooth is shown from an angled perspective, showing its overall shape and structure. A central longitudinal section reveals the internal anatomy, including the pulp cavity and dentin layers. Additionally, a cross-sectional view of the tooth is provided, highlighting its solid structure without any venom-conducting modifications. Aglyphous teeth are typical of non-venomous snakes or those that rely on constriction or swallowing prey whole, rather than injecting venom. Unlike solenoglyphous or proteroglyphous fangs, aglyphous teeth have a simple, uniform shape without hollow or grooved adaptations. This type of dentition is found in many colubrid snakes, including species that primarily feed on small vertebrates and invertebrates