when i was little, my grandmother always told me that snakes could climb up the pipes to the toilet and bite me. i was always cautious when using the bathroom and i would do it as quickly as i could and i would jump up off of the toilet to make sure that there wasnt a snake in the it.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if I sat on the toilet too long a snake would come up and bite me.— Cheesemonkey
- I thought all snakes were venomous and you always die if you get bit by a snake— Elviessa
- I used to believe that if you jump in a toilet, they lead you to another dimension.— beep.
- I used to believe that crocodiles lived in the toilet and would bite my butt when I had to go to the loo.— Oz
- When I was 8 I thought a spider lived in the toilet and would bite me if I sat on it.— Mike
- i used to think that when i was pooping a crocodile could come out of the toilet and bite my butt off.— derek