So where in the heck did Snake Zebra Elephant come up? Well, my last name, containing nine letters with only two vowels ("E" and "I") and a psuedo vowel ("Y") can become a very difficult name to sound out, let alone spell. So, when I have to spell my last name to people over the phone, I like to use Snake - Zebra - Elephant to help.

"S" as in Snake, "Z" as in Zebra, "E" as in Elephant, "S"
as in Snake, "Z" as in Zebra, "Y", "C", "K", "I" - and/or - Snake, Zebra, Elephant, Snake, Zebra, Y, C, K, I.