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Six rows of teeth are generally present in snakes commonly seen in the pet trade, one row on each side of the lower jaws and two rows on each side of the upper jaws.   
 
Six rows of teeth are generally present in snakes commonly seen in the pet trade, one row on each side of the lower jaws and two rows on each side of the upper jaws.   
 
==Morphology==
 
==Morphology==
Teeth are of the [[Pleurodont dentition|pleurodont]] type and are generally not differentiated ([[Aglyphous|aglyphous]]) except for fangs in venomous snakes or in species with specialised feeding habits (none have molars, incisors, etc).
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Teeth are of the [[Pleurodont dentition|pleurodont]] type and are generally not differentiated ([[Aglyphous|aglyphous]]) except in venomous snakes or in species with specialised feeding habits that have fangs. None have conventional molars, premolars or incisors.
    
==Fangs==
 
==Fangs==
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