#sonora

Great Plains Groundsnake (Sonora episcopa), family Colubridae, SW Missouri, USA

Okayyy this will probably be my new pinned for the colour refs of my ocs! :D

Rewriting some of their lore so a few things changed but most of their design is the same lol! Also Nora finally gets a full body reference! Yayyyyyyy!

Tetakawi Hill in San Carlos Bay, Sonora, Mexico (Tetakawi is a word from the Yaqui dialect). The hill is also known by locals and visitors as 'Tetas de cabra' ('Goat Tits'). Although these names are the most commonly used, the Yaqui tribe itself knows it as Tákale, which means "Split Hill" because of the shape of its open tip, like a snake's tongue.

Cerro Tetakawi en la Bahía de San Carlos, Sonora, México (Tetakawi proviene de la lengua yaqui).

Crónicas Mexicanas (facebook)

 SONORA: LAND OF THE SUN, THE DEER, AND THE DESERT SPIRIT

Before there were borders, flags, or maps — there was Sonora. A land of blazing deserts, whispering mountains, and endless horizons where the most resilient peoples of the north carved their story into the sand.

Long before the settlers arrived, this sacred land belonged to nations whose names still echo in the wind: the Yaquis, Seris, Pimas, Opatas, and Apaches — each with their own way of understanding life in one of the harshest, most beautiful places on Earth.

The Yaquis ruled the valleys of their river, turning arid soil into fields of life and honoring nature through the Deer Dance — a ritual that reminds us that survival is not conquest, but connection. The Seris lived by the sea, guided by the tides of the Gulf of California, fishing with reverence for every wave. 

The Opatas and Pimas built small mountain villages where the earth was sacred and every harvest was a gift. And the Apaches — fierce and free — moved like the wind between Sonora and Arizona, never conquered, only respected.

Sonora is not just a state. It’s an ancient memory of Mexico’s north — a place where culture, courage, and survival meet. It’s where the land speaks in silence, and the people answer with pride.