I used to believe that snakes living in the sewage would come into your toilet and bite your backside while you were doing your business. I never spent more than five seconds in the bathroom.
A childhood belief about fear of

others believed things like this
- I thought there was a beaver living in the toilet that would bite me if I wasn't ever vigilant. — Camille
- My Dad told me that the Queen of England had a solid gold toilet and a special servant to wipe her backside.— Cat
- I belived that when I took a crap, my turd(s) would turn into snakes and bite my booty.— Butters.
- I used to believe that if I sat on the toilet too long a snake would come up and bite me.— Cheesemonkey
- 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