I tried to solve this on my own, however, this is way out of my area of expertise. Can the remains of a snake become fossilized within the interior of a tree? My husband is big into woodworking and around a week ago he brought back a piece of oak that was down. It has been through a fire. On the edge of the piece of wood, there is clearly a snake. I can see what appear to be vertebrae in a section or two in the areas where the spine would be. It is absolutely stunningly beautiful. Can this happen? Does this happen? Thanks.