Aglypha
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Aglypha is term used to describe a group of colubrid snakes which do not have grooved or hollow fangs for venom delivery, but instead must rely on chewing their victim to allow the venom to do its job. The word comes from the Greek homonym meaning 'without grooves'. In this type the snake has to continuously chew on to its prey to deliver a good dose of venom. Other forms of fangs and venom delivery include:
- opisthoglyphous or 'rear grooved'
- solenoglyphous or 'pipe grooved', like vipers
- proteroglyphous or 'front grooved', like cobras
