i can see how it could be a random thing but the the babies also show similar banding as the mother. i mean its definitely not as nice but i think thats because of the male she was bred to. i have seen other bps with foglights and no banding and your probably right that its a random occurrence. i guess i have to breed the babies and see if it occurs in their clutches. i know its nothing special and its not like i proved out a white snake with purple stripes and gold eyes but from this one clutch it does seem to be inheritable. i think the patterns can be pretty nice and even if it is a random occurence than maybe i can selectively breed her to "nicer" looking males and maybe that way i can get nicer babies.