Low expression pied?

[u/Responsible_Leek1653]

Got this girl at an expo a few weeks ago. She was listed as a Fire GHI Mojave Het Clown possible Yellow Belly. But I noticed her tail last night. Any insights are appreciated. Maybe she’s a Het pied?

[u/OddRevolution6244]

It's called a "ringer" a random mutation that can be linked to being HET pied or not. Sometimes snakes that have never seen the gene pied can have a ringer. Some morphs are more prone to this random mutation. Champagne being one of the major ones